095-NERI-0080
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0080
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0080
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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: Summers region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	oval
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	380 m
Slope Aspect	265 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	This plot is a cobble beach community plot with Platanus occidentalis and Betula nigra canopy. The herb layer is characterized by Apocynum cannabinum, Salix caroliniana, Andropogon gerardii, Baptisia australis. This area is similar to other cobble beach areas along the New River. Just in front of the cobble area in the water is a Justicia americana bed.;This plot is located on a cobbly, sandy beach area along a backwater off of the New River. The lower part of this beach area is probably inundated early in the year.
Representativeness	This plot is representative of a cobbly sandy beach area. The tree layer is dominated by Platanus occidentalis and Betula nigra with Acer saccharinum and Acer negundo scattered. The usual shrub species include Cornus amomum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, e
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	37 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	47 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jul-1999
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

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 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 37 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 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 48 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Sub-Canopy 4 %         -none- 5 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         -none- 6 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         -none- 7 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 7 %         -none- 8 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 7 %         -none- 9 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Vitis riparia Vitis riparia **   Vitis riparia **   Vitis riparia **   Vitis riparia **   Vitis riparia **   Vitis riparia **   Vitis riparia **   Vitis riparia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 15 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 8 %         -none- 16 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 17 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 18 Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 19 Equisetum hyemale var. affine Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Equisetum hyemale var. affine **   Herbaceous 4 %         -none- 20 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Phlox paniculata Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 22 Chamaesyce maculata Chamaesyce maculata **   Chamaesyce maculata **   Chamaesyce maculata **   Chamaesyce maculata **   Chamaesyce maculata **   Chamaesyce maculata **   Chamaesyce maculata **   Chamaesyce maculata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 23 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Hemerocallis fulva Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Hemerocallis fulva **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Carex torta Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Vernonia noveboracensis Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Zizia aurea Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Justicia americana Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Veronicastrum virginicum Veronicastrum virginicum **   Veronicastrum virginicum **   Veronicastrum virginicum **   Veronicastrum virginicum **   Veronicastrum virginicum **   Veronicastrum virginicum **   Veronicastrum virginicum **   Veronicastrum virginicum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 40 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 41 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 42 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 43 Tradescantia ohiensis Tradescantia ohiensis **   Tradescantia ohiensis **   Tradescantia ohiensis **   Tradescantia ohiensis **   Tradescantia ohiensis **   Tradescantia ohiensis **   Tradescantia ohiensis **   Tradescantia ohiensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 44 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 45 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 1 %         -none- 46 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 47 Oxalis stricta Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 48 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 49 Plantago rugelii var. rugelii Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Plantago rugelii var. rugelii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Lobelia inflata Lobelia inflata **   Lobelia inflata **   Lobelia inflata **   Lobelia inflata **   Lobelia inflata **   Lobelia inflata **   Lobelia inflata **   Lobelia inflata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Verbena urticifolia Verbena urticifolia **   Verbena urticifolia **   Verbena urticifolia **   Verbena urticifolia **   Verbena urticifolia **   Verbena urticifolia **   Verbena urticifolia **   Verbena urticifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Acalypha rhomboidea Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Acalypha rhomboidea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 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- 57 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 59 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 60 Polygonum persicaria Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Polygonum persicaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 61 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- 62 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- 63 Melilotus officinalis Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     70 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 0 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Vine/Liana     10 %
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