095-USFS-0335
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-USFS-0335
Author Observation Code	095-USFS-0335
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Nicholas region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	12.5 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	122.71484375 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	870 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	peat
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	See plots USFS.335,336. Transect bearing 44 degrees. Chains 1-12 passed through an open cranberry "bog". Chains 13-38 entered an alder swamp dominated by Juncus effusus, Leersia oryzoides, Carex spp. and Glyceria spp.. Chains 39-49 are still within the alder swamp with the dominant species being Hypericum densiflorum, Thelypteris novaboracensis, Polygonum saggitatum, Carex crinita, and Carex spp.. From chains 50-66 passed through the edge of an "upland" forest dominated by Tsuga canadensis then re-entered the alder thicket. From chains 67-76 entered a Tsuga canadesis - Picea rubens forest. Crossed trail at chain 73. Last three chains are out of the RNA.;Plot is located in a boggy alder thicket surrounded by mountains. It is very wet here. There are a few scattered Acer rubrum, Tsuga canadensis, and Betula alleghaniensis trees. The dominant forb is Polygonum saggitatum.
Representativeness	USFS plots were placed at random points along a transect. This transect is 76 chains long. A chain is 20 meters long. This plot landed in an alder thicket with boggy openings.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Aug-1994
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	122.71484375 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	partial
Bryophyte Quality	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Alnus incana ssp. rugosa / Glyceria melicaria - Impatiens capensis - Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora Shrubland

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 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy 8 %         -none- 2 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 7 %         -none- 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 4 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 5 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 75 %         -none- 6 unknown shrub unknown shrub **   unknown shrub **   unknown shrub **   unknown shrub **   unknown shrub **   unknown shrub **   unknown shrub **   unknown shrub **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 7 Glyceria melicaria Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Herbaceous 60 %         -none- 8 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 9 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   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 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 20 %         -none- 12 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 13 Carex crinita Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 14 unknown 3 unknown 3 **   unknown 3 **   unknown 3 **   unknown 3 **   unknown 3 **   unknown 3 **   unknown 3 **   unknown 3 **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 Scirpus Scirpus **   Scirpus **   Scirpus **   Scirpus **   Scirpus **   Scirpus **   Scirpus **   Scirpus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Galium asprellum Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 unknown 2 unknown 2 **   unknown 2 **   unknown 2 **   unknown 2 **   unknown 2 **   unknown 2 **   unknown 2 **   unknown 2 **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Triadenum fraseri Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Hypericum ellipticum Hypericum ellipticum **   Hypericum ellipticum **   Hypericum ellipticum **   Hypericum ellipticum **   Hypericum ellipticum **   Hypericum ellipticum **   Hypericum ellipticum **   Hypericum ellipticum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 unknown 1 unknown 1 **   unknown 1 **   unknown 1 **   unknown 1 **   unknown 1 **   unknown 1 **   unknown 1 **   unknown 1 **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 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 1 %         -none- 23 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Galium tinctorium Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Galium tinctorium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Symplocarpus foetidus Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Thalictrum Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Veratrum viride Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 moss on ground moss on ground **   moss on ground **   moss on ground **   moss on ground **   moss on ground **   moss on ground **   moss on ground **   moss on ground **   Nonvascular 8 %         -none- 33 moss on trees moss on trees **   moss on trees **   moss on trees **   moss on trees **   moss on trees **   moss on trees **   moss on trees **   moss on trees **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 100 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 80 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 5 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 20 % Nonvascular     10 %
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