095-CVWR-0007
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CVWR-0007
Author Observation Code	095-CVWR-0007
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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	30 (X) x 13.3 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	399 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	963 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Leersia! Alder! Lots of fir here, 1-4 m height. Fir appear healthy. Many large downed and standing dead fir in plot/nearby. Sign of changing hydrology? Appear to have died several years ago. Plot reminiscent of BBR. Not so similar to other thick alder plots of Balsam Swamp Overlook at CVSP.
Representativeness	Representative of this small fir population within alder thicket, west side of Big Cove (?).
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	50 %
Percent Other	20 %
Name Other	moss/lichen cover
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jul-2001
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	399 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	Abies balsamea / Alnus rugosa / Carex atlantica / Sphagnum shrub swamp

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 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 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 65 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Tall Shrub 7 %         -none- 9 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 10 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 11 Vaccinium myrtilloides Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 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 0.5 %         -none- 15 Viburnum recognitum Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Amelanchier Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Salix sericea Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 19 Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Carex atlantica ssp. atlantica **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 20 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 22 Carex trisperma var. trisperma Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Vaccinium myrtilloides Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Triadenum fraseri Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Carex canescens Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Amelanchier Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Viburnum recognitum Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Viburnum recognitum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Lycopus virginicus Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Carex scoparia var. scoparia Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Polygonum punctatum Polygonum punctatum **   Polygonum punctatum **   Polygonum punctatum **   Polygonum punctatum **   Polygonum punctatum **   Polygonum punctatum **   Polygonum punctatum **   Polygonum punctatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Carex stipata Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Carex stipata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Carex gynandra Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Galium tinctorium Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Glyceria grandis var. grandis Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Glyceria melicaria Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Carex lurida Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 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 0.5 %         -none- 48 Circaea Circaea **   Circaea **   Circaea **   Circaea **   Circaea **   Circaea **   Circaea **   Circaea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Dryopteris cristata Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Solidago uliginosa Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 Sparganium chlorocarpum Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 57 Epilobium leptophyllum Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 59 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 60 Glyceria striata Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 61 Veronica americana Veronica americana **   Veronica americana **   Veronica americana **   Veronica americana **   Veronica americana **   Veronica americana **   Veronica americana **   Veronica americana **   Herbaceous 0.100000001490116 %         -none- 62 Platanthera lacera Platanthera lacera **   Platanthera lacera **   Platanthera lacera **   Platanthera lacera **   Platanthera lacera **   Platanthera lacera **   Platanthera lacera **   Platanthera lacera **   Herbaceous 0.100000001490116 %         -none- 63 Polygonum Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 64 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 65 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Tree 9 %         -none- 66 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 5 %         -none- 67 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 **   Tree 3.5 %         -none- 68 Vaccinium myrtilloides Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Tree 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tree       Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 70 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 80 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 1 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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