095-BERK-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BERK-0003
Author Observation Code	095-BERK-0003
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Berkeley region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	221 m
Slope Aspect	35 º
Slope Gradient	2 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Agricultural, residential landscape with small patches of weedy, somewhat intact forest.;Floodplain with small ephemeral streams draining into a small creek. Community is a forested wetland dominated by medium to large Fraxinus pensylvanica with a few wet-site oaks coming into understory. Tall shrub layer is dominated by spicebush with invasives of multiflora rose and privet.
Representativeness	Small patch of forested wetland. Plot placed to minimize weeds and to coincide with wells installed by Patti.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	4 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	35 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Name Other	see soil data from Patti Faulk
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-May-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	complete
Bryophyte Quality	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Toxicodendron radicans / Carex spp. swamp forest

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Canopy 60 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 52 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 57 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         -none- 3 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Sub-Canopy 6 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 6 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 4 %         -none- 8 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 9 Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 Quercus bicolor Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 13 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 15 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 19 Rubus occidentalis Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Quercus bicolor Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Quercus bicolor **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Ligustrum vulgare **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 24 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 25 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 26 Allium canadense var. canadense Allium canadense var. canadense **   Allium canadense var. canadense **   Allium canadense var. canadense **   Allium canadense var. canadense **   Allium canadense var. canadense **   Allium canadense var. canadense **   Allium canadense var. canadense **   Allium canadense var. canadense **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 27 Lolium arundinaceum Lolium arundinaceum **   Lolium arundinaceum **   Lolium arundinaceum **   Lolium arundinaceum **   Lolium arundinaceum **   Lolium arundinaceum **   Lolium arundinaceum **   Lolium arundinaceum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 28 Carex tribuloides Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 29 Elymus Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Elymus **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 30 Carex vulpinoidea Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Carex vulpinoidea **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 31 Carex stipata var. stipata Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 32 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Carex squarrosa Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Carex shortiana Carex shortiana **   Carex shortiana **   Carex shortiana **   Carex shortiana **   Carex shortiana **   Carex shortiana **   Carex shortiana **   Carex shortiana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Geum canadense var. canadense Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Carex amphibola Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 40 Cicuta maculata var. maculata Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 41 Polygonum Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 42 Rumex Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Rumex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Glyceria striata Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Agrimonia parviflora Agrimonia parviflora **   Agrimonia parviflora **   Agrimonia parviflora **   Agrimonia parviflora **   Agrimonia parviflora **   Agrimonia parviflora **   Agrimonia parviflora **   Agrimonia parviflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Carex radiata Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Carex frankii Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Solidago altissima Solidago altissima **   Solidago altissima **   Solidago altissima **   Solidago altissima **   Solidago altissima **   Solidago altissima **   Solidago altissima **   Solidago altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Hemerocallis fulva Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Lycopus Lycopus **   Lycopus **   Lycopus **   Lycopus **   Lycopus **   Lycopus **   Lycopus **   Lycopus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 55 Arisaema dracontium Arisaema dracontium **   Arisaema dracontium **   Arisaema dracontium **   Arisaema dracontium **   Arisaema dracontium **   Arisaema dracontium **   Arisaema dracontium **   Arisaema dracontium **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 56 Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 57 Platanthera clavellata Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 58 Pilea pumila var. pumila Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 59 Scirpus pendulus Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 60 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 61 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 62 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 63 Duchesnea indica Duchesnea indica **   Duchesnea indica **   Duchesnea indica **   Duchesnea indica **   Duchesnea indica **   Duchesnea indica **   Duchesnea indica **   Duchesnea indica **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 64 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 65 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tree 45 %         -none- 66 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Tree 8 %         -none- 67 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tree 5 %         -none- 68 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Tree 4 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 60 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 30 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Tree
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