095-GARI-0156
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GARI-0156
Author Observation Code	095-GARI-0156
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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: Fayette region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	418 m
Slope Aspect	138 º
Slope Gradient	4 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Shrubland community along river. Upstream about 20 m is a huge cottage sized boulder. The large boulders nearby have Rhodo and Vaccinium growing on top. There is a trail 20 m toward road that lead from the railgrade.;Open, sunny Betula nigra-Sycamore riverside community. Probably used as a swimming hole. (Trail leading down from railgrade). However there is little sign of disturbance other than rock pile. Intermittently flooded, with flotsam and river scour.
Representativeness	Riverside PLOC-BENI shrubland along Meadow River. Placed to sample PLOC-BENI riverside community.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	35 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	65.5 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Jul-2007
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	Betula nigra / Cornus amomum / Justicia shrubland

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 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 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 # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 4 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 5 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 6 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 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- 8 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 9 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Xanthorhiza simplicissima Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 16 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 17 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 19 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Salix nigra Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 24 Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 25 Justicia americana Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 26 Ipomoea pandurata Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 27 Packera paupercula Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 28 Hypoxis hirsuta Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Dichanthelium polyanthes Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Lysimachia terrestris Lysimachia terrestris **   Lysimachia terrestris **   Lysimachia terrestris **   Lysimachia terrestris **   Lysimachia terrestris **   Lysimachia terrestris **   Lysimachia terrestris **   Lysimachia terrestris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Solanum carolinense var. carolinense Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Vernonia Vernonia **   Vernonia **   Vernonia **   Vernonia **   Vernonia **   Vernonia **   Vernonia **   Vernonia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Helenium autumnale var. autumnale Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Carex torta Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Mimulus alatus Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 black moss on rock black moss on rock **   black moss on rock **   black moss on rock **   black moss on rock **   black moss on rock **   black moss on rock **   black moss on rock **   black moss on rock **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 47 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tree 20 %         -none- 48 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tree 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 20 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 3 % Nonvascular     1 % Tree
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