095-NERI-0226
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0226
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0226
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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	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	312 m
Slope Aspect	80 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Floodplain forest uphill, riverscour woodlands are upstream along rapids zone.;Silt (fine sand) bar at downstream end of a creek mouth alluvial fan on edge of calm pool below rapids at downstream (riverflow) end of backwater slough. Fine sand accumulations support a small patch herb community dominated by Scirpus pungens cf.. Soil is permanently saturated- fed by slough and river.
Representativeness	Plot represents entire small patch community.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	30 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	60 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	garbage
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-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	Schoenoplectus pungens silt bar herbaceous wetland

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
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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 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Salix nigra Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Salix nigra Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 4 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Herbaceous 40 %         -none- 8 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 9 Eleocharis Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 10 Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum **   Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum ssp. rigidulum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Pilea pumila var. pumila Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Conoclinium coelestinum Conoclinium coelestinum **   Conoclinium coelestinum **   Conoclinium coelestinum **   Conoclinium coelestinum **   Conoclinium coelestinum **   Conoclinium coelestinum **   Conoclinium coelestinum **   Conoclinium coelestinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Salix nigra Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 18 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 19 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 40 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 %
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