095-MERI-0093
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MERI-0093
Author Observation Code	095-MERI-0093
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	Surrounded by PFOIA 1st terrace. Some of the large trees have blown down outside of the plot creating pits, mounds and dense growth in gaps.;Overflow/swale. Large (virgin?) Pin oaks in this area, subject to blowdown because of wet soil conditions. Very large diameter trees in canopy with variously open and dense herb and shrub layers with more open conditions in swales (including about 1/2 of this plot).
Representativeness	OK.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	75 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-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	Acer saccharinum - Quercus palustris / Betula nigra 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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Canopy 68 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 38.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 49.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 75.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 84.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 72.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 98.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Short Shrub 49 %         -none- 4 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 15 %         -none- 5 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 6 Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Short Shrub 4 %         -none- 7 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Vine/Liana 3 %         -none- 10 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 11 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 12 Carex lupulina Carex lupulina **   Carex lupulina **   Carex lupulina **   Carex lupulina **   Carex lupulina **   Carex lupulina **   Carex lupulina **   Carex lupulina **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 Carex squarrosa Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Carex squarrosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Carex grayi Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   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 Polygonum hydropiper Polygonum hydropiper **   Polygonum hydropiper **   Polygonum hydropiper **   Polygonum hydropiper **   Polygonum hydropiper **   Polygonum hydropiper **   Polygonum hydropiper **   Polygonum hydropiper **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Carex vesicaria Carex vesicaria **   Carex vesicaria **   Carex vesicaria **   Carex vesicaria **   Carex vesicaria **   Carex vesicaria **   Carex vesicaria **   Carex vesicaria **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 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 0.5 %         -none- 25 Glyceria septentrionalis Glyceria septentrionalis **   Glyceria septentrionalis **   Glyceria septentrionalis **   Glyceria septentrionalis **   Glyceria septentrionalis **   Glyceria septentrionalis **   Glyceria septentrionalis **   Glyceria septentrionalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Scutellaria Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Penthorum sedoides Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Penthorum sedoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -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 0.5 %         -none- 36 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Scirpus expansus Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Galium tinctorium Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Mnium Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Short Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Vine/Liana 2 m 5 m 5 % Nonvascular
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