095-MONF-0131
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0131
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0131
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Tucker 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	1157 m
Slope Aspect	220 º
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Wilderness area. Very large open wetland mostly of a sterile "bog" community. The wetland is surrounded by spruce forest then northern hardwoods away from the bog.;Probably an expanding patch of Carex utriculata which seems to develop over a variety of "bog" types. This one has an understory of Polytrichum moss with sparse Rubus hispidus and Vaccinium oxycoccos. Carex clone has rounded edges except at the wetland edge. The clone will likely expand over much of the bog in the future.
Representativeness	Large patch of this community with a clear dominance of Carex utriculata over Polytrichum hummocks.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	10 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jul-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	Carex utriculata - Rubus hispidus / Polytrichum - Sphagnum fen

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 Photinia pyrifolia Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 Carex utriculata Carex utriculata **   Carex utriculata **   Carex utriculata **   Carex utriculata **   Carex utriculata **   Carex utriculata **   Carex utriculata **   Carex utriculata **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 3 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 4 Vaccinium oxycoccos Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 5 Solidago uliginosa Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 80 %         -none- 7 Sphagnum fallax Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Nonvascular 6 %         -none- 8 Sphagnum rubellum Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Sphagnum rubellum **   Nonvascular 6 %         -none- 9 Sphagnum magellanicum Sphagnum magellanicum **   Sphagnum magellanicum **   Sphagnum magellanicum **   Sphagnum magellanicum **   Sphagnum magellanicum **   Sphagnum magellanicum **   Sphagnum magellanicum **   Sphagnum magellanicum **   Nonvascular 6 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 40 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 100 %
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