095-RAND-0023
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-RAND-0023
Author Observation Code	095-RAND-0023
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Randolph region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	11 (X) x 36.5 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	401.5 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	602 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Largest block of floodplain not in agriculture in the Tygart Valley as determined from photo interp. Floodplain forests observed: 1) successional Robinia 2) Beech /blue beech on spit 3) young buckeye forest.;Alluvial floodplain with a tall herb community dominated by Verbesina alternifolia with abundant Lilium superbum in full bloom. Very similar to tall herb c.t. at Camp Dawson, including the variable floodplain forests which compromise the matrix of this large floodplain block. Thought to be successional following agriculture, but there is little evidence of rapid woody encroachment. Community is likely flooded regularly including during the growing season.
Representativeness	Plot centered on tall herb community which grows between linear zones of successional floodplain forest.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	28 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Name Other	flotsam
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-2006
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	401.5 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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Verbesina alternifolia - Lilium superbum tall wet meadow

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 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 2 Juglans cinerea Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 3 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous 70 %         -none- 4 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 5 Lilium superbum Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 6 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 7 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 8 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 9 Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 10 Phlox paniculata Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Phlox paniculata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 11 Galium asprellum Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 12 Thalictrum pubescens Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 13 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Pilea pumila var. pumila Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Symplocarpus foetidus Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Cucurbita Cucurbita **   Cucurbita **   Cucurbita **   Cucurbita **   Cucurbita **   Cucurbita **   Cucurbita **   Cucurbita **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Brachythecium oedipodium Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 2 m 5 m 100 % Short Shrub       Canopy 20 m 35 m 1 % Nonvascular
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