095-NERI-0207
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0207
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0207
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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	316 m
Slope Aspect	30 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Small patch woodland/herb community on somewhat stabilized boulder bar. Away from river the vegetation grades to woodland with higher canopy cover, then forest with less cover by sun-loving forbs. Towards river there is a more abrupt transition to river edge herb community dominated by neare monoculture of Justicia americana.;Floodplain with mixed substrate of boulders, cobble, gravel, and sand with open woodland dominated by Platanus occidentalis with some Betula nigra. Herb component of sun-lovingf tall grasses, legumes, and composites. Evidence of summer flooding (laid down Baptisia australis) but no substantive alluvial deposits or scour from this summer's severe floods.
Representativeness	Zone of frequent high energy floods which maintains an open woodland physiognomy with herbaceous dominance.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	70 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	garbage and mussels
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-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-Betula nigra/Cornus amomum riparian woodland

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 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Catalpa speciosa Catalpa speciosa **   Catalpa speciosa **   Catalpa speciosa **   Catalpa speciosa **   Catalpa speciosa **   Catalpa speciosa **   Catalpa speciosa **   Catalpa speciosa **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 5 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 7 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 8 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Vitis rupestris Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 12 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 13 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 14 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 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 10 %         -none- 17 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 18 Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 19 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 3 %         -none- 20 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Phlox paniculata Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Echinochloa muricata var. muricata Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata var. muricata **   Herbaceous 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 0.5 %         -none- 25 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Rumex obtusifolius Rumex obtusifolius **   Rumex obtusifolius **   Rumex obtusifolius **   Rumex obtusifolius **   Rumex obtusifolius **   Rumex obtusifolius **   Rumex obtusifolius **   Rumex obtusifolius **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Solanum carolinense var. carolinense Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Helianthus annuus Helianthus annuus **   Helianthus annuus **   Helianthus annuus **   Helianthus annuus **   Helianthus annuus **   Helianthus annuus **   Helianthus annuus **   Helianthus annuus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Xanthium strumarium var. canadense Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Vernonia noveboracensis Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum **   Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Desmodium canadense Desmodium canadense **   Desmodium canadense **   Desmodium canadense **   Desmodium canadense **   Desmodium canadense **   Desmodium canadense **   Desmodium canadense **   Desmodium canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Hypericum Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Asclepias Asclepias **   Asclepias **   Asclepias **   Asclepias **   Asclepias **   Asclepias **   Asclepias **   Asclepias **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 5 %
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