095-BLUE-0079
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0079
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0079
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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:
DSG Polygon	26 (X) x 16 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	416 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	459 m
Slope Aspect	227 º
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Between the plot and the river is much the same but more open and shorter coppiced trees. Plot BLUE.77 may represent this stands type before it was slammed by a major flood event.;Gentle bend in river at upstream end of a point bar floodplain system. The community is a battered woodland of Platanus occidentalis and small patches of elevated soil accumulations around the tree trunks. There are a series of fluvial levees and swales between the river and a more stable floodplain terrace. Coble/boulder substrate is sparsely vegetated except in relictual soil patches.
Representativeness	Plot covers about 1/4 of a small patch of heavily scoured woodland. The plot was placed here to investigate the white signature on the aerial photography. This is the most open aspect of Platanus occidentalis-Betula nigra community type.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	90 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	0.5 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-2005
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	416 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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Platanus occidentalis - Betula nigra cobble woodland

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 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Sub-Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa **   Paulownia tomentosa **   Paulownia tomentosa **   Paulownia tomentosa **   Paulownia tomentosa **   Paulownia tomentosa **   Paulownia tomentosa **   Paulownia tomentosa **   Sub-Canopy 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Crataegus crus-galli Crataegus crus-galli **   Crataegus crus-galli **   Crataegus crus-galli **   Crataegus crus-galli **   Crataegus crus-galli **   Crataegus crus-galli **   Crataegus crus-galli **   Crataegus crus-galli **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Humulus japonicus Humulus japonicus **   Humulus japonicus **   Humulus japonicus **   Humulus japonicus **   Humulus japonicus **   Humulus japonicus **   Humulus japonicus **   Humulus japonicus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Ipomoea pandurata Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 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 0.5 %         -none- 20 Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Acalypha rhomboidea Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Coronilla varia Coronilla varia **   Coronilla varia **   Coronilla varia **   Coronilla varia **   Coronilla varia **   Coronilla varia **   Coronilla varia **   Coronilla varia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Plantago rugelii var. rugelii Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Verbesina occidentalis Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Galinsoga quadriradiata Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Hypericum mutilum Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Medicago lupulina Medicago lupulina **   Medicago lupulina **   Medicago lupulina **   Medicago lupulina **   Medicago lupulina **   Medicago lupulina **   Medicago lupulina **   Medicago lupulina **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Ambrosia trifida var. trifida Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Ambrosia trifida var. trifida **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Vitis rupestris Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Sonchus asper ssp. asper Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Sonchus asper ssp. asper **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Melilotus officinalis Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Brassica nigra Brassica nigra **   Brassica nigra **   Brassica nigra **   Brassica nigra **   Brassica nigra **   Brassica nigra **   Brassica nigra **   Brassica nigra **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Vernonia noveboracensis Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Xanthium strumarium Xanthium strumarium **   Xanthium strumarium **   Xanthium strumarium **   Xanthium strumarium **   Xanthium strumarium **   Xanthium strumarium **   Xanthium strumarium **   Xanthium strumarium **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 51 Polygonum hydropiperoides Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Trifolium repens Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Trifolium repens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Helianthus strumosus Helianthus strumosus **   Helianthus strumosus **   Helianthus strumosus **   Helianthus strumosus **   Helianthus strumosus **   Helianthus strumosus **   Helianthus strumosus **   Helianthus strumosus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 54 Sanicula Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 55 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tree 48 %         -none- 56 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tree 16 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 40 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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