095-GARI-0029
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GARI-0029
Author Observation Code	095-GARI-0029
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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	10 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	212 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Large example of floodplain forest. Rich and diverse. Exotics present. Lots of insects. Bare open channels meandering this community.
Representativeness	Good large example.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Oct-1995
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	100 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	Liquidambar styraciflua-Carpinus caroliniana woodland

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 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Canopy 35 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 20.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 23.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Tall Shrub 9 %         -none- 7 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 4 %         -none- 8 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Salix fragilis Salix fragilis **   Salix fragilis **   Salix fragilis **   Salix fragilis **   Salix fragilis **   Salix fragilis **   Salix fragilis **   Salix fragilis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Salix alba Salix alba **   Salix alba **   Salix alba **   Salix alba **   Salix alba **   Salix alba **   Salix alba **   Salix alba **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Salix sericea Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 16 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 17 Solidago gigantea Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Solidago gigantea **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 18 Phlox paniculata Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Herbaceous 4 %         -none- 19 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 20 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 22 Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 23 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 24 Lolium pratense Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Lolium pratense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 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- 39 Penthorum sedoides Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 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 **   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 Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Rhynchospora capitellata Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Muhlenbergia tenuiflora Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Juncus Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Hypericum punctatum Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Hypericum perforatum Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Carex torta Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 Oxalis Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 57 Desmodium pauciflorum Desmodium pauciflorum **   Desmodium pauciflorum **   Desmodium pauciflorum **   Desmodium pauciflorum **   Desmodium pauciflorum **   Desmodium pauciflorum **   Desmodium pauciflorum **   Desmodium pauciflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 Coreopsis Coreopsis **   Coreopsis **   Coreopsis **   Coreopsis **   Coreopsis **   Coreopsis **   Coreopsis **   Coreopsis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 59 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 60 Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 61 Dichanthelium polyanthes Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 62 Thalictrum Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 63 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 64 Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 65 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 66 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 67 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 68 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 69 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 70 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 40 % Short Shrub       Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 5 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 70 % Vine/Liana 0.5 m 1 m 5 %
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