Open flat alluvial terrace adjacent to tributary of Glady Fork. A few small marijuana plants in disturbed patches (1 m in diameter). Otherwise relatively undisturbed (no trails). Some garbage along Glady Fork. Land rises on 3 sides to upland forest. Downstream end of meadow drains through more wet meadows to Glady Fork.;Relatively undisturbed. Old stumps but no evidence of recent clearing or logging. No obvious trails lead to this meadow.
Representativeness
Band of open wet meadow along tributary to Glady Fork, about 25 m wide and 80 m long. Lower, wetter pure bands of Carex gynandra interfinger with this community. This is one of several similar tributary wet meadows but slightly drier than the others we sa
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
Doellingeria umbellata - Stellaria longifolia wet meadow; This plot was revisited by BPS on 10/26/2004. More photos were taken with the Olympus digital camera.