095-MERI-0109
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MERI-0109
Author Observation Code	095-MERI-0109
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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	733 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Relively flat with a 0.5 m. deep and 2 m. wide, leafy, unvegetated swale in the plot. Little or no evidence of flooding in the majority of the area.
Representativeness	Represents an area east of an old oxbow.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-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 - Fagus grandifolia - Acer rubrum / Carya ovata - Lindera benzoin floodplain forest

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 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Canopy 87 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 39.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 48.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 55.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 59.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 65 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 69.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 79.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy 23 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 17 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 30.5 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 10 %         -none- 5 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Sub-Canopy 8 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Sub-Canopy 7 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Tall Shrub 45 %         -none- 8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub 18 %         -none- 9 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 17 %         -none- 10 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 11 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 7 %         -none- 12 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Vine/Liana 20 %         -none- 13 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 14 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 25 %         -none- 15 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 12 %         -none- 16 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 9 %         -none- 17 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Short Shrub 6 %         -none- 18 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 **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 19 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 20 Corylus americana Corylus americana **   Corylus americana **   Corylus americana **   Corylus americana **   Corylus americana **   Corylus americana **   Corylus americana **   Corylus americana **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 21 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 22 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 18 %         -none- 23 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 24 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 25 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 26 Galium mollugo Galium mollugo **   Galium mollugo **   Galium mollugo **   Galium mollugo **   Galium mollugo **   Galium mollugo **   Galium mollugo **   Galium mollugo **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 27 Oxalis stricta Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 28 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 29 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 30 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Thalictrum pubescens Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 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 1 %         -none- 36 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Pilea pumila var. pumila Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Polygonum persicaria Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Carex intumescens Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Cicuta maculata var. maculata Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Lycopus americanus Lycopus americanus **   Lycopus americanus **   Lycopus americanus **   Lycopus americanus **   Lycopus americanus **   Lycopus americanus **   Lycopus americanus **   Lycopus americanus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Carex oxylepis Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Hypericum punctatum Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Cuscuta Cuscuta **   Cuscuta **   Cuscuta **   Cuscuta **   Cuscuta **   Cuscuta **   Cuscuta **   Cuscuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 Chelone glabra Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 57 Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 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- 59 Athyrium filix-femina Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 60 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 61 Symphyotrichum praealtum Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 62 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- 63 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 64 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 65 Platanthera peramoena Platanthera peramoena **   Platanthera peramoena **   Platanthera peramoena **   Platanthera peramoena **   Platanthera peramoena **   Platanthera peramoena **   Platanthera peramoena **   Platanthera peramoena **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 66 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 67 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 68 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 69 moss moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 70 % Short Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Tall Shrub 5 m 10 m 80 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 50 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 % Vine/Liana 5 m 10 m 20 % Nonvascular
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