095-MERI-0100
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MERI-0100
Author Observation Code	095-MERI-0100
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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: Greenbrier region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
Shape	size range 50-200 m2
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	732 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Mature (old growth?) Pin oaks. Very open understory. Many of the trees are blown down, creating gaps with Cornus and Ilex coming in. Cattle are here, too. Similar to Plot A of 7/19.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-1994
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
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	Quercus palustris / Acer saccharinum / Ilex verticillata floodplain 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 palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Canopy 58 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 64.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 84.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 113 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 115.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 118.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Sub-Canopy 70 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 19.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Sub-Canopy 8 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 31.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Vine/Liana 8 %         -none- 6 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 11 %         -none- 7 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 8 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Short Shrub 6 %         -none- 9 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 13 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 14 Carex grayi Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Carex intumescens Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Galium asprellum Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 70 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Vine/Liana 5 m 10 m 10 %
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