095-CVWR-0025
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:18469-{26C95DFE-451F-4B68-9F73-EFA8CD477508} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CVWR-0025
Author Observation Code	095-CVWR-0025
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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	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	960 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Large open wetland. Planted red pine windbreak adjacent to this community. Shrub community with Vaccinium myrtilloides is extensive to the west.;Open herb/moss community in the middle of a wide valley. Plot is close to the line between the Greenbrier and the Mauch Chunk geological formations and may be influenced by limestone. Area was impacted by motorcycle racing in the 1960's-1990's and the marks are still visible on aerial photography. Herb layer is dominated by Carex canescens with Eriophorum virginicum conspicuous at the sampling date.
Representativeness	One of the larger areas of Carex canescens dominance seen in Canaan Valley. Plot is a typical patch with some Vaccinium myrtilloides on hummocks.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0.5 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Aug-2004
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	Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Polytrichum fen

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 Vaccinium myrtilloides Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Photinia pyrifolia Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Hypericum densiflorum Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Carex canescens Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 6 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 7 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 8 Juncus brevicaudatus Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 9 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 10 Bartonia virginica Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Osmunda Osmunda **   Osmunda **   Osmunda **   Osmunda **   Osmunda **   Osmunda **   Osmunda **   Osmunda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Polytrichum strictum Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Nonvascular 60 %         -none- 13 Sphagnum rubellum Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 14 Cladonia crispata Cladonia crispata **   Cladonia crispata **   Cladonia crispata **   Cladonia crispata **   Cladonia crispata **   Cladonia crispata **   Cladonia crispata **   Cladonia crispata **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 15 Cladonia stygia Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 80 %
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