095-UPSH-0007
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-UPSH-0007
Author Observation Code	095-UPSH-0007
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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: Upshur region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	12 (X) x 25 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	300 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	469 m
Slope Aspect	24 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upstream is bedrock controlled channel. There is another small island with hemlock.;Small island of pepositional cobble bar downstream from a reach of bedrock bottom strewn with large boulders. We jumped rocks to reach island, but at high water it is entirely inundated There is one large boulder at tail of island which may give the cobble hold. Community is a shrubby prairie with low growing alder and herbs including big bluestem, royal fern, and Barbara's buttons.
Representativeness	Plot is entire small patch of open shrub-prairie on cobble island. Smaller than usual plot.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	95 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Jun-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	300 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	Alnus serrulata / Andropogon gerardii - Osmunda regalis riverscour prairie

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 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 2 Xanthorhiza simplicissima Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 3 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 4 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Spiraea japonica var. fortunei Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Spiraea japonica var. fortunei **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 11 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 10 %         -none- 12 Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 13 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 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 1 %         -none- 15 Phlox maculata ssp. maculata Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Phlox maculata ssp. maculata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Ionactis linariifolius Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius **   Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Clematis Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Clematis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Marshallia grandiflora Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Linum striatum Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Hypoxis hirsuta Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Carex torta Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Carex torta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Helenium autumnale var. autumnale Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Helenium autumnale var. autumnale **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Dichanthelium polyanthes Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Dichanthelium polyanthes **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Juncus acuminatus Juncus acuminatus **   Juncus acuminatus **   Juncus acuminatus **   Juncus acuminatus **   Juncus acuminatus **   Juncus acuminatus **   Juncus acuminatus **   Juncus acuminatus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 crustose lichens on rock crustose lichens on rock **   crustose lichens on rock **   crustose lichens on rock **   crustose lichens on rock **   crustose lichens on rock **   crustose lichens on rock **   crustose lichens on rock **   crustose lichens on rock **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 10 %
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