095-BLUE-0111
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0111
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0111
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Summers region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
Shape	Obs. Point
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	443 m
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	water
Landscape Narrative	The terrace above the cobble bar is an oak- white pine/ river birch successional forest. The Bluestone Turnpike Trail is located across this terrace ca. 60 m.;Open sunny flood battered cobble bar.
Representativeness	This obs point actually represents 2 community types found growing in the open cobble. The first is a thin band of Carex emoryii. The second is a weedy annual community dominated by Apocynum cannabinum. Point was collected while surveying for early spring
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	70 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-May-2005
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
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	partial
Bryophyte Quality	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Carex emoryi - Apocynum cannabinum river edge

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Carex emoryi Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 2 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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