095-BLUE-0080
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0080
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0080
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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	14 (X) x 29 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	406 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	454 m
Slope Aspect	290 º
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	On high point of alluvial terrace is a red photo signature (see plot BLUE.81) with Rhododendron maximum under white pine. Located along the river are river scoured woodlands.;This is a backchannel behind a point bar behind a gentle bend in the river. This community is a, somewhat, open forest of tall Platanus occidentalis over tall herbs with some scattered tall shrubs. Some pools probably remain filled in most years, fed by water table rainfall and occasional flow through high water events. There is also sign of previous flooding due to tall Carpinus shrubs being knocked over.
Representativeness	Homogenous vegetation throughout this larger backchannel forest patch. The plot includes some standing water pools and greater that or equal to 1m. in elevation features.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	40 %
Percent Water	10 %
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	406 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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Platanus occidentalis / Verbesina occidentalis backchannel forest

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 60 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 49 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 54 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 57 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 62 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 64 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 3 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 6 Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 10 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 11 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 12 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 10 %         -none- 13 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 14 Hesperis matronalis Hesperis matronalis **   Hesperis matronalis **   Hesperis matronalis **   Hesperis matronalis **   Hesperis matronalis **   Hesperis matronalis **   Hesperis matronalis **   Hesperis matronalis **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 15 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 17 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 18 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 1 %         -none- 19 Urtica dioica ssp. dioica Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Urtica dioica ssp. dioica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Verbesina occidentalis Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Carex prasina Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Cardamine impatiens Cardamine impatiens **   Cardamine impatiens **   Cardamine impatiens **   Cardamine impatiens **   Cardamine impatiens **   Cardamine impatiens **   Cardamine impatiens **   Cardamine impatiens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Elymus hystrix var. hystrix Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Polygonum hydropiperoides Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Acalypha Acalypha **   Acalypha **   Acalypha **   Acalypha **   Acalypha **   Acalypha **   Acalypha **   Acalypha **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 42 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 43 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 44 moss on wood moss on wood **   moss on wood **   moss on wood **   moss on wood **   moss on wood **   moss on wood **   moss on wood **   moss on wood **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 45 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tree 12 %         -none- 46 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tree 8 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Canopy 35 m 50 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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