095-SHMO-0087
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHMO-0087
Author Observation Code	095-SHMO-0087
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Hampshire region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	28 (X) x 11 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	308 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	625 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	This type is confined to small patches (this is one of the biggest) on the edges of this long narrow valley bottom wetland. Towards upland is a narrow zone of deciduous/evergreen swamp forest. Further out in the wetland is the matrix Carex type.;"Moat" community on edge of extensive herb shrub open wetland complex. Seepage from slopes above creates this poor fen (bog) vegetation with dominance by Eriophorum virginicum and Rhynchospora alba over heavy Sphagnum and sundew. Small pitch pine are becoming established, but within the thick of this bog they appear stunted. A few snags in plot indicates past paludification maybe because of a beaver dam downstream.
Representativeness	Plot covers entire patch of this community type. This bog-like type is similar to to more extensive stands at high elevations in the Allegheny Mountains.
Hydrologic Regime	semi-permanently flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Jul-2004
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	308 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	Dulichium arundinaceum- Eriophorum virginicum - Rhynchospora alba / Sphagnum herbaceous wetland

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 0.5 %         -none- 2 Dulichium arundinaceum Dulichium arundinaceum **   Dulichium arundinaceum **   Dulichium arundinaceum **   Dulichium arundinaceum **   Dulichium arundinaceum **   Dulichium arundinaceum **   Dulichium arundinaceum **   Dulichium arundinaceum **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 3 Rhynchospora alba Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Rhynchospora alba **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 4 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 5 Carex stricta Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Carex stricta **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 6 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- 7 Carex atlantica Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 8 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 1 %         -none- 9 Bartonia virginica Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Bartonia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Juncus Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Juncus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Pogonia ophioglossoides Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Pogonia ophioglossoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 15 Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Short Shrub 0.100000001490116 %         -none- 20 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.100000001490116 %         -none- 21 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Nonvascular 98 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 1 % Nonvascular     90 %
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