095-TUCK-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-TUCK-0001
Author Observation Code	095-TUCK-0001
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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: Tucker 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	447 m
Slope Aspect	280 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Grades downhill to open cobble and uphill to tall herb community and ecotone with floodplain forest. These small prairie patches are repeated at heads of islands and along fast water sections where they are usually very narrow zones.;Riverside prairie with short sycamore. Dominant grasses are Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans.
Representativeness	Small patch community. Plot is about half of patch. Plot includes scoured areas impacted by summer flooding which are dominated by grasses and slightly higher ground with more stable sediments dominated by tall herbs.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	70 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Sep-2003
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	Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans riverscour prairie

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 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 3 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 4 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 5 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 8 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 9 Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 10 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 11 Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 12 Solidago canadensis Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 13 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Solanum carolinense var. carolinense Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Polygonum scandens var. scandens Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Polygonum scandens var. scandens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Teucrium canadense Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Teucrium canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Daucus carota Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Plantago lanceolata Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Erigeron annuus Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Leucanthemum vulgare Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Leucanthemum vulgare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Centaurea biebersteinii Centaurea biebersteinii **   Centaurea biebersteinii **   Centaurea biebersteinii **   Centaurea biebersteinii **   Centaurea biebersteinii **   Centaurea biebersteinii **   Centaurea biebersteinii **   Centaurea biebersteinii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Commelina communis Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Saponaria officinalis Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Desmodium glabellum Desmodium glabellum **   Desmodium glabellum **   Desmodium glabellum **   Desmodium glabellum **   Desmodium glabellum **   Desmodium glabellum **   Desmodium glabellum **   Desmodium glabellum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Agrostis Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Setaria pumila ssp. pumila Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Galium concinnum Galium concinnum **   Galium concinnum **   Galium concinnum **   Galium concinnum **   Galium concinnum **   Galium concinnum **   Galium concinnum **   Galium concinnum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Arnoglossum atriplicifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 %
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