095-POCA-0006
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-POCA-0006
Author Observation Code	095-POCA-0006
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pocahontas region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1105 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	peat
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Surrounding wetland is approximately 100 acres in size in "basin" below cleared/grazed mountaintops. Cattle graze vegetation severely but soils are not too compacted to be restored. Half of wetland will be fenced off permanently, the other half will be livestock free on a seasonal basis only. Greenbrier limestone outcrops on slopes above wetland contributing to circumneutral nature of the west end of site. Sandstone underlies east end. Various rare species associated - especially with circumneutral side of wetland. Slight alder thicket in middle of site and Rhamnus alnifolia clonal patches on east end. Wetland primarily dominated by graminoids - large Carex zones and Glyceria zones. Landowner reports that this site was a fir-spruce wet forest at turn of century when logged - none now!;Herbaceous wetland community in middle of pH gradient, between observation points P5 (Glyceria/Sphagnum herbaceous vegetation) and P7 (Vaccinium angustifolium/Glyceria/Sphagnum-Polytrichum herbaceous vegetation). Probably a variant of the community observed at these points. Ground cover dominated by Sphagnum, with Aronia sp. Strongly prevelant. A high percentage of Rubus hispidus distinguishes this from othe zones in the wetland; other distinguishing spp. Include Drosera rotundifolia, Polytrichum hummocks above wet floor which provide drier microhabitat for Vaccinium angustifolium c.f. Small alder clumps have also established on scattered Polytrichum hummocks but do not dominate this herbaceous community. Near the "acidic" sandstone end of site.
Representativeness	There are large acidic bog types elsewhere - but this in context with whole site bumps the ranking up.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	100 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jun-1999
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	100 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	Photinia pyrifolia /Rubus hispidus - Carex leptalea / Sphagnum shrub peatland

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 Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 2 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 10 %         -none- 3 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Rhamnus alnifolia Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Rhamnus alnifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 6 Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 7 Panicum Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 8 Cornus canadensis Cornus canadensis **   Cornus canadensis **   Cornus canadensis **   Cornus canadensis **   Cornus canadensis **   Cornus canadensis **   Cornus canadensis **   Cornus canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 9 Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 10 Carex crinita Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Dryopteris cristata Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Gaultheria hispidula Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Gaultheria hispidula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Spiraea tomentosa Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 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- 15 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Polemonium vanbruntiae Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Polemonium vanbruntiae **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Solidago uliginosa Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum ssp. odoratum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Epilobium leptophyllum Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Epilobium leptophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Eleocharis tenuis Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Oenothera fruticosa ssp. glauca **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Nonvascular 85 %         -none- 29 Polytrichum commune Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 3 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 90 %
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