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095-NCTC-0008
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:20187-{ADD47AC4-1770-4579-A9FF-DC6438A63124}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 095-NCTC-0008
Author Observation Code ? 095-NCTC-0008
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 39 º
Longitude ? -78 º
State or Province ? West Virginia
Named Places
county: Jefferson
region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 96 m
Slope Aspect ? 20 º
Slope Gradient ? 3 º
Topographic Position ? Plain/bottom
Landform ? floodplain
Surficial Deposits ? alluvium
Rock Type ? limestone
Landscape Narrative ? Downslope is more frequently flooded sycamore (NCTC.6) and silver maple rooted in water at sample date. Behind levee is successional box-elder thicket on old farmland.;Occassionally flooded levee along Potomac River. There is abundant flotsam in plot but dry litter suggests it did not flood this spring. Old fenceline runs through plot. Community is a deciduous forest dominated by bitternut hickory with some black walnut, hackberry, and box-elder. Sycamore are rooted downslope but have canopy cover in plot. Lush herb layer with false mermaid and rue grass.
Representativeness ? Narrow strip of bitternut hickory forest on levee. Repeated in similar position across road to east. May have been more extensive prior to agricultural development on 100 yr. floodplain.Early spring sample. Canopy cover estimated as leaf-on. Plot reveiste
Hydrologic Regime ? temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 10 %
Percent Litter ? 80 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 10 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 26-Apr-2011
Project ? West Virginia NHP
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 400
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 ? Carya cordiformis - Juglans nigra / Elymus riparius cf. floodplain forest
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Canopy
60 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
37 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
42 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
51 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
54 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
61 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Canopy
10 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
3 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy
10 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
48 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
4 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy
5 %
        -none-
5 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Sub-Canopy
10 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
6 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Sub-Canopy
10 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
7 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Sub-Canopy
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
8 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Sub-Canopy
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
9 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Tall Shrub
20 %
        -none-
10 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Tall Shrub
10 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
11 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Tall Shrub
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
12 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub
1 %
        -none-
13 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Tall Shrub
1 %
        -none-
14 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Tall Shrub
1 %
        -none-
15 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Tall Shrub
1 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
16 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
17 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
18 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
19 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Short Shrub
5 %
        -none-
20 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub
2 %
        -none-
21 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Short Shrub
1 %
        -none-
22 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
23 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
24 Elymus virginicus var. virginicus Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Herbaceous
40 %
        -none-
25 Floerkea proserpinacoides Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Herbaceous
20 %
        -none-
26 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous
5 %
        -none-
27 Lamium purpureum var. purpureum Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Lamium purpureum var. purpureum **   Herbaceous
5 %
        -none-
28 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
29 Allium vineale ssp. vineale Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
30 Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
31 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
32 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
33 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
34 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
35 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
36 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
37 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
38 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
39 Mertensia virginica Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
40 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
41 Viola pubescens Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
42 Elymus villosus Elymus villosus **   Elymus villosus **   Elymus villosus **   Elymus villosus **   Elymus villosus **   Elymus villosus **   Elymus villosus **   Elymus villosus **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
43 Ornithogalum nutans Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
44 Geum Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
45 Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
46 Viola striata Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
47 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
48 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Tree
80 %
        -none-
49 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Tree
15 %
        -none-
50 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Tree
15 %
        -none-
51 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Tree
6 %
        -none-
52 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tree
3 %
        -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 60 %
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 %
Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 %
Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 %
Tree      
Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Streets, Brian Field assistant
Vanderhorst, Jim Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Carya cordiformis - Prunus serotina / Ageratina altissima Forest   low   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
Unknown       4.2 %           6.3 11.47    


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Other disturbance   next to old clearing, which lets in more light than "natural."


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot