095-MONF-0233
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0233
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0233
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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:
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1195 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Wetland is adjacent to the Dolly Sods Wilderness and a TNC land holding. The landscape is a mosaic of remnant spruce forest. Low shrub communities with Vaccinium myrtilloides, Vaccinium angustifolium, Gaylussacia baccata, rock rivers with old burned stumps, and Deschampsia.;Open "bog" community with Sphagnum rubellum hummocks with Eriophorum virginicum and lows dominated Rhyncospera alba.
Representativeness	Small patch of poor fen. This point is in the lower section of the "bog" and is dominated by Rhynchospora alba. Higher areas are dominated by Eriophorum. See aerial photo for stand size.
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	97 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	3 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Aug-2005
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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Rhynchospora alba - Vaccinium oxycoccos / Sphagnum rubellum peatland

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 Rhynchospora alba Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Herbaceous 50 %         -none- 2 Vaccinium oxycoccos Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 3 Zigadenus leimanthoides Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Zigadenus leimanthoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 4 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 5 Sphagnum cuspidatum Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Sphagnum cuspidatum **   Nonvascular 90 %         -none- 6 Sphagnum palustre Sphagnum palustre **   Sphagnum palustre **   Sphagnum palustre **   Sphagnum palustre **   Sphagnum palustre **   Sphagnum palustre **   Sphagnum palustre **   Sphagnum palustre **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 7 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 60 % Short Shrub       Nonvascular
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