095-CASP-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CASP-0003
Author Observation Code	095-CASP-0003
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Tucker region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	15 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	176.709375 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	993 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Irregulary distributed woody vegetation with openings to herbaceous layer. Subject to pockets of standing water during wet parts of the year.
Representativeness	Considerable variability within this community. Will attempt to sample enough to characterize entire range of variation.
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Aug-1993
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	176.709375 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	Fraxinus nigra/ Alnus incana/ Onoclea sensibilis 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 Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 2 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Canopy 5 %         -none- 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 4 %         -none- 4 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 5 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 6 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy 2 %         -none- 7 Prunus Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 8 Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Tall Shrub 15 %         -none- 9 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 10 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 5 %         -none- 11 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Rhamnus alnifolia Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Short Shrub 20 %         -none- 15 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 17 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 19 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 20 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 21 Glyceria melicaria Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 22 Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 23 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 24 Carex crinita Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 25 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 26 Oxypolis rigidior Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 27 Caltha palustris var. palustris Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Caltha palustris var. palustris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Polemonium vanbruntiae Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Galium asprellum Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Cypripedium reginae Cypripedium reginae **   Cypripedium reginae **   Cypripedium reginae **   Cypripedium reginae **   Cypripedium reginae **   Cypripedium reginae **   Cypripedium reginae **   Cypripedium reginae **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Chelone glabra Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Viburnum opulus var. americanum Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Viburnum opulus var. americanum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Eleocharis Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 40 Euphorbia purpurea Euphorbia purpurea **   Euphorbia purpurea **   Euphorbia purpurea **   Euphorbia purpurea **   Euphorbia purpurea **   Euphorbia purpurea **   Euphorbia purpurea **   Euphorbia purpurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 41 Cirsium Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 42 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 43 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 44 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 %
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