095-NERI-0203
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0203
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0203
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Fayette 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	284 m
Slope Aspect	220 º
Slope Gradient	7 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Located at narrow river channel at rapids zone which pushes water up onto this upper terrace in extreme floods, downstream from large wirlpool with extensive driftwood piles.;Upper terrace of riverscour flatrock mostly no longer flooded due to building of Bluestone Dam upstream. Dominated by scattered clumps of Andropogon gerardii with isolated pools fed by seeps upslope with Leersia oryzoides.
Representativeness	Plot covers about half of the entire area of this small patch community; the other half is covered by NERI.202. This plot is slightly higher elevation on upper bedrock terrace.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Sep-2001
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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Platanus occidentalis - Ulmus rubra ( Fraxinus pensylvanica ) / Andropogon gerardii sparsely vegetated riverscour flatrock

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 4 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 5 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 17 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 20 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Solidago juncea var. juncea Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Solidago juncea var. juncea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Rhynchospora capitellata Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Typha latifolia Typha latifolia **   Typha latifolia **   Typha latifolia **   Typha latifolia **   Typha latifolia **   Typha latifolia **   Typha latifolia **   Typha latifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Helianthemum canadense Helianthemum canadense **   Helianthemum canadense **   Helianthemum canadense **   Helianthemum canadense **   Helianthemum canadense **   Helianthemum canadense **   Helianthemum canadense **   Helianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Symphyotrichum pilosum Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Symphyotrichum pilosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Ludwigia alternifolia Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Baptisia australis var. australis Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Dichanthelium Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Commelina erecta Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Bidens bipinnata Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Scirpus pendulus Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Bidens frondosa Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Agalinis purpurea Agalinis purpurea **   Agalinis purpurea **   Agalinis purpurea **   Agalinis purpurea **   Agalinis purpurea **   Agalinis purpurea **   Agalinis purpurea **   Agalinis purpurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Pycnanthemum verticillatum Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Pycnanthemum verticillatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Eleocharis obtusa Eleocharis obtusa **   Eleocharis obtusa **   Eleocharis obtusa **   Eleocharis obtusa **   Eleocharis obtusa **   Eleocharis obtusa **   Eleocharis obtusa **   Eleocharis obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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