095-SHSP-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHSP-0003
Author Observation Code	095-SHSP-0003
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Jefferson 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	130 m
Slope Aspect	260 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	dolomite
Rock Type	dolostone (dolomite)
Landscape Narrative	Floodplain has sycamore forest with abundant blue bells. Also see SHSP.1, SHSP.2 for nearby upland forest.;Bedrock exposure on lower slopes above the floodplain of Shenandoah River. Medium aged forest with scattered large trees and large downfall. Canopy mixed, with chinquapin, red, and white oak, white ash, and tulip poplar. Sugar maple is dominant in the subcanopy. There is a lush herb layer with many rich site indicators. Reddish knobby bedrock outcrops in plot seem different from rock type in plot SHSP.2, but flora is similar.
Representativeness	Rich forest with spring flora. Canopy cover estimated as leaf on. Variation in same stand as SHSP.2 with somewhat different canopy and herb composition. Needs revisit to document summer flora.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Apr-2005
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus muehlenbergii / Acer saccharum / Jeffersonia diphylla dolomite forest

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 61 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 71 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 51 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 91 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 16 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 19 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 20 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Jeffersonia diphylla Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Herbaceous 40 %         -none- 22 Cystopteris protrusa Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 23 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 24 Mertensia virginica Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 25 Delphinium tricorne Delphinium tricorne **   Delphinium tricorne **   Delphinium tricorne **   Delphinium tricorne **   Delphinium tricorne **   Delphinium tricorne **   Delphinium tricorne **   Delphinium tricorne **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 26 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 27 Viola pubescens Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Corydalis flavula Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Claytonia virginica Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Carex jamesii Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Hybanthus concolor Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 Phlox divaricata Phlox divaricata **   Phlox divaricata **   Phlox divaricata **   Phlox divaricata **   Phlox divaricata **   Phlox divaricata **   Phlox divaricata **   Phlox divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 40 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Stellaria media Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Allium vineale ssp. vineale Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Allium vineale ssp. vineale **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Asplenium montanum Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 54 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Tree 25 %         -none- 55 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Tree 25 %         -none- 56 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Tree 3 %         -none- 57 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Tree 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 90 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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