095-NERI-0357
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:20405-{CBAF428D-61BA-4B85-A236-03DD19995A4D} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0357
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0357
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	324 m
Slope Aspect	200 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Plot is located along river in cobble zone.;River scour dwarf woodland-prairie. Classic prairie zone along river rapids. Cobble and small boulder substrate. Battered woodland of sycamore, river birch, and ash.
Representativeness	Small patch PLOC-BENI dwarf woodland-prairie cobble bar. Not as extensive as some woodlands seen. Also, it is somewhat more wet.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	85 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	5 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Sep-2003
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 / Andropogon gerardii - Baptisia australis var. australis prairie woodland

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 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 6 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 9 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 10 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 3 %         -none- 11 Justicia americana Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Eleocharis tenuis Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -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 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Juncus bufonius var. bufonius Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Juncus bufonius var. bufonius **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Cardamine Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Lythrum salicaria Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Hypericum mutilum Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Eragrostis hypnoides Eragrostis hypnoides **   Eragrostis hypnoides **   Eragrostis hypnoides **   Eragrostis hypnoides **   Eragrostis hypnoides **   Eragrostis hypnoides **   Eragrostis hypnoides **   Eragrostis hypnoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Lespedeza cuneata Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Cyperus strigosus Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Lysimachia Lysimachia **   Lysimachia **   Lysimachia **   Lysimachia **   Lysimachia **   Lysimachia **   Lysimachia **   Lysimachia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 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- 31 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Diodia virginiana var. virginiana Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 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 # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 37 Vitis rupestris Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Vitis rupestris **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 38 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 39 Lespedeza cuneata Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 5 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.