095-HAFE-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-HAFE-0003
Author Observation Code	095-HAFE-0003
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Jefferson region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	314.15 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	86 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	phyllite
Landscape Narrative	Adjacent communities forming a patchy mosaic include flatrock and emergent herbaceous communities, floating aquatic comminities and shrubby floodplain communities.;Floodplain forest on "island" between scour channels of river and side slough. Canopy cover by few large trees with extremely lush tall shrub and herbaceous layers.
Representativeness	Represents forested floodplain "islands" with stabilized alluvium. Dominance by burr oak is in small patches imbedded within more typical sycamore communities.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Jul-1999
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	314.15 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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Platanus occidentalis - Quercus macrocarpa forest

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 Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Quercus macrocarpa var. macrocarpa **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 120 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Canopy 20 %         -none- 3 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 79 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer platanoides Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Tall Shrub 40 %         -none- 7 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Tall Shrub 20 %         -none- 8 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 9 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 10 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Short Shrub 20 %         -none- 11 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 12 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 13 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 16 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 18 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 19 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 20 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 22 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 23 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Geum canadense var. canadense Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Geum canadense var. canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Silene latifolia ssp. alba Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Silene latifolia ssp. alba **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Helianthus Helianthus **   Helianthus **   Helianthus **   Helianthus **   Helianthus **   Helianthus **   Helianthus **   Helianthus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Smallanthus uvedalius Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Vine/Liana 5 %         -none- 37 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vine/Liana 1 %         -none- 38 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Vine/Liana 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 50 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 80 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Vine/Liana
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