095-RAND-0059
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-RAND-0059
Author Observation Code	095-RAND-0059
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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	583 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Swamp situated amidst urban and highly developed landscape. A large commercial building and parking lot are apprx 400m NE of plot. The swamp is in the traditional floodplain of the Tygart River, which bounds it to the W and S.;Extremely dense herbaceous wetland community, so dense that several deer passed within 5m of me without realizing I was there. Primary cover is Scirpus rubricosus with a tangled web of Polygonum sagittatum running throughout. Much of the swamp is so densely filled with P. sagittatum and Rosa palustris that it is all but impenetrable. Shrubs are scattered throughout, the most prevalent being Cornus amomum.
Representativeness	Medium sized patch of Scirpus rubricosus dominated swamp, plot placed to capture the Scirpus community.
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	95 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Sep-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	partial
Bryophyte Quality	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Cornus amomum - Rosa palustris / Scirpus rubricosus - Polygonum sagittatum swamp

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 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 15 %         -none- 2 Spiraea alba Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Tall Shrub 4 %         -none- 3 Hypericum densiflorum Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Hypericum densiflorum **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 4 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Herbaceous 80 %         -none- 7 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 8 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 9 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 10 Carex lurida Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 11 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 12 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 13 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 14 Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 15 Sagittaria latifolia Sagittaria latifolia **   Sagittaria latifolia **   Sagittaria latifolia **   Sagittaria latifolia **   Sagittaria latifolia **   Sagittaria latifolia **   Sagittaria latifolia **   Sagittaria latifolia **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 16 Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Galium tinctorium Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Polygonum hydropiperoides Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Vernonia noveboracensis Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Epilobium coloratum Epilobium coloratum **   Epilobium coloratum **   Epilobium coloratum **   Epilobium coloratum **   Epilobium coloratum **   Epilobium coloratum **   Epilobium coloratum **   Epilobium coloratum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Polygonum scandens Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Panicum rigidulum Panicum rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum **   Panicum rigidulum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Short Shrub 20 %         -none- 26 Spiraea alba Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 27 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 28 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 29 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Tree 21 %         -none- 30 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tree 18 %         -none- 31 Spiraea alba Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Tree 9 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 90 % Short Shrub   1 m 30 % Tall Shrub   2.5 m 30 % Tree
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