095-NERI-0317
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0317
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0317
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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: Raleigh 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	365 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Lower positions on island are sparsely vegetated cobble/boulder bars along the main channel side of island. Upstream on back channel side of island supports a forest/woodland (plot 318) dissected by braided channels. At head of island are Justicia americana stands, a unique Platanus-Betula stunted woodland (plot 319) and patches of Carex emoryi.;Grassland on cobble, boulder alluvial island. Dominated by Andropogon gerardii, Baptisia australis and Hypericum prolificum with scattered Fraxinus, Platanus, and Betula. Seasonally or intermittantly flooded, but natural flood regime has been altered by Bluestone Dam upstream. Notably low diversity compared to similar grasslands sampled along the Gauley and Cheat Rivers.
Representativeness	ELU 1330 (low elevation dry flat on shale), near edge with 1333 (slope bottom), 323 (south facing cove?? wierd). Small patch of grassland which occurs on higher ground on the tail end of the island. The only well developed prairie community seen along the
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	90 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Aug-2002
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Andropogon gerardii - Baptisia australis riverscour prairie

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 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 2 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 5 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 20 %         -none- 6 Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 7 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 8 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 9 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 10 Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 11 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- 12 Allium cernuum var. cernuum Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Asclepias syriaca Asclepias syriaca **   Asclepias syriaca **   Asclepias syriaca **   Asclepias syriaca **   Asclepias syriaca **   Asclepias syriaca **   Asclepias syriaca **   Asclepias syriaca **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Zizia trifoliata Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 21 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 22 Vitis rupestris Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 moss moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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