095-POCA-0022
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-POCA-0022
Author Observation Code	095-POCA-0022
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pocahontas region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	27 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	572.538375 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	944 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Plateau
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	This site looks like its becoming a shrub swamp with Pyrus and Pinus rigida moving in. Didn't see Polytrichium moss in the glade. Also seen on the edge of the glade was Leporis smallii, Parnassia acerifolia and Lycopodium obscurum.
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Aug-1996
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	572.538375 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	Rhynchospora alba- Rubus hispidus herbaceous vegetation

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 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tall Shrub 6 %         -none- 2 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Photinia pyrifolia Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia red chokeberry Photinia pyrifolia **   Short Shrub 20 %         -none- 4 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 5 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Rhynchospora alba Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 10 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 11 Vaccinium oxycoccos Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 12 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 4 %         -none- 13 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 Platanthera ciliaris Platanthera ciliaris **   Platanthera ciliaris **   Platanthera ciliaris **   Platanthera ciliaris **   Platanthera ciliaris **   Platanthera ciliaris **   Platanthera ciliaris **   Platanthera ciliaris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 unknown orchid unknown orchid **   unknown orchid **   unknown orchid **   unknown orchid **   unknown orchid **   unknown orchid **   unknown orchid **   unknown orchid **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 unknown orchid #2 unknown orchid #2 **   unknown orchid #2 **   unknown orchid #2 **   unknown orchid #2 **   unknown orchid #2 **   unknown orchid #2 **   unknown orchid #2 **   unknown orchid #2 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Symplocarpus foetidus Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Nonvascular 60 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     90 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Nonvascular     60 %
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