095-TUCK-0014
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-TUCK-0014
Author Observation Code	095-TUCK-0014
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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: 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	963 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Private ranch with cattle access to riparian zone. Extensive alder stands in floodplain with seepage from Greenbrier limestone.;Floodplain of meandering creek with small patches of alder that have scattered (or patchy) Abies balsamea and Fraxinus nigra over a lush and diverse herb layer. Light grazing and cow traffic through stand. Tip mounds from fallen Abies create additional structure and suggest that succession towards forest may be delayed by the wet soils.
Representativeness	Small patch of mixed woodland over alder which grades quickly to more pure alder with widely scattered trees. Plot placed to maximize Abies and Fraxinus.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	69 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-2004
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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Abies balsamea - Fraxinus nigra / Alnus incana ssp. rugosa / Glyceria melicaria - G. striata swamp woodland; Physiognomic class is either a Shrubland or a Woodland. Clusters strongly with shrublands in HEW PCOrd analysis.

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 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Canopy 23 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fraxinus nigra Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Fraxinus nigra **   Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Alnus incana ssp. rugosa Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Alnus incana ssp. rugosa **   Tall Shrub 70 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 6 Spiraea alba Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Spiraea alba **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 7 Glyceria striata Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Glyceria striata **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 8 Glyceria melicaria Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 9 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 10 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 11 Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 12 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Glyceria grandis var. grandis Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Glyceria grandis var. grandis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 Cinna latifolia Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Galium tinctorium Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Dryopteris cristata Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Hydrocotyle americana Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Hydrocotyle americana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Carex projecta Carex projecta **   Carex projecta **   Carex projecta **   Carex projecta **   Carex projecta **   Carex projecta **   Carex projecta **   Carex projecta **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Phalaris arundinacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Oxalis Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Symphyotrichum praealtum Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Symphyotrichum praealtum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Chrysosplenium americanum Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Mentha arvensis Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Mentha arvensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Solanum dulcamara var. dulcamara **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Climacium americanum Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 43 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 44 Sphagnum affine Sphagnum affine **   Sphagnum affine **   Sphagnum affine **   Sphagnum affine **   Sphagnum affine **   Sphagnum affine **   Sphagnum affine **   Sphagnum affine **   Nonvascular 0.100000001490116 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 80 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 70 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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