095-GARI-0025
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GARI-0025
Author Observation Code	095-GARI-0025
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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: Nicholas region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	6.5 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	65 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	368 m
Slope Aspect	360 º
Slope Gradient	14 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Large oak just outside plot with Sycamore, hickory, dogwood and Andropogon.;Plot located in middle of island. Some water flowing through the plot. All vegetation growing in crevices of large boulders. Decaying organic matter in crevices. Spiraea present, healthy and fruiting. Between 20-40 shrubs.
Representativeness	Not very good. Elements of upland forest in addition to riparian community present.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	80 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	4 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Oct-1995
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	65 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	Tsuga canadensis-Betula nigra/Rhododendron maximum 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 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 4 %         -none- 2 Spiraea virginiana Spiraea virginiana **   Spiraea virginiana **   Spiraea virginiana **   Spiraea virginiana **   Spiraea virginiana **   Spiraea virginiana **   Spiraea virginiana **   Spiraea virginiana **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 3 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Tall Shrub 9 %         -none- 4 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 5 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 6 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 7 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 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 1 %         -none- 9 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Xanthorhiza simplicissima Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 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 1 %         -none- 16 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Moss/Lichens Moss/Lichens **   Moss/Lichens **   Moss/Lichens **   Moss/Lichens **   Moss/Lichens **   Moss/Lichens **   Moss/Lichens **   Moss/Lichens **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 40 % Canopy     5 % Nonvascular
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