095-MONF-0118
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0118
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0118
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pocahontas region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1026 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Large glade/swamp wetland in a forested mountain wilderness setting.;Hummocky open community in somewhat drier center of glade. Cottongrass evenly scattered over the cranberry, dewberry, lichen/moss hummocks. Sphagnum is confined to hollows (compare to MONF.116).
Representativeness	Large patch center of open glade. Plot placed to avoid Hypericum densiflorum. Which appears to be increasing in this community.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	100 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Jun-2004
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Polytrichum - Sphagnum - Cladonia bryophyte community

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 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 2 Vaccinium oxycoccos Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 3 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 4 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 5 Photinia pyrifolia Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Hypericum densiflorum Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Polytrichum strictum Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Polytrichum strictum **   Nonvascular 60 %         -none- 8 Sphagnum rubellum Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Nonvascular 30 %         -none- 9 Cladonia stygia Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Cladonia stygia **   Nonvascular 2.5 %         -none- 10 Cladonia rangiferina Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Nonvascular 2.5 %         -none- 11 Cladonia arbuscula Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 100 %
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