Lizardtail slough to SW. Multiflora rose infested berms and drains to the NE. Hydrologically altered remnant floodplain swamp surrounds the plot. Rte 2 runs within 1000 ft of the plot.;Weedy 2nd growth swamp in floodplain of Kanawha River. This area no longer receives overflow due to dams on the river, but poor drainage appears to be maintaining the wetland. This is a large patch of remnant swamp cut by multiple drains, berms, powerlines, roads and railroads. Pin oak dominates a diverse canopy and subcanopy, with dense poison ivy and diverse herb layer.
Representativeness
Plot was placed to sample community around larger Quercus palustris trees in large deciduous floodplain swamp.