095-RAND-0046
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-RAND-0046
Author Observation Code	095-RAND-0046
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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: Randolph region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	585 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Stand adjacent on all sides to mowed fields with thin strip of forest buffering the oxbow. Tygart River runs ~100 ft from southernmost edge of the oxbow. Buttonbush swamp in oxbow to the southeast.;Stand of Nuphar in a permanantly flooded oxbow; remnant intact floodplain fragrment of Tygart River. Below the water surface, Ceratophyllum demersum forms a relatively dense mat.
Representativeness	Stand of Nuphar in a small oxbow, placed to capture Nuphar lutea var advena dominance
Hydrologic Regime	Permanently flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	100 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Jun-2010
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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Nuphar lutea var. advena marsh

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 Ceratophyllum demersum Ceratophyllum demersum **   Ceratophyllum demersum **   Ceratophyllum demersum **   Ceratophyllum demersum **   Ceratophyllum demersum **   Ceratophyllum demersum **   Ceratophyllum demersum **   Ceratophyllum demersum **   Herbaceous 80 %         -none- 2 Nuphar lutea ssp. advena Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Nuphar lutea ssp. advena **   Herbaceous 75 %         -none- 3 Polygonum hydropiperoides Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 4 Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Sparganium americanum Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous   0.5 m 80 %
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