095-WOOD-0010
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-WOOD-0010
Author Observation Code	095-WOOD-0010
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Wood region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	182 m
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Narrow (10m) strip of floodplain silver maple forest borders community and separates it from adjacent hayfield. On the oxbow side, the open water supports a Rumex community (WOOD.11). Part of remnant Ohio R. floodplain with gas wells, roads and agriculture. Bill Grafton called this the last natural oxbow on the Ohio River (Eye & Grafton 1982).;Frequently inundated shrub swamp of buttonbush and willow with high Lemna cover (on mud rather than water at this time - a dry spell). Shrub swamp borders open water of an old oxbow, which is no longer connected to Ohio River due to lack of flooding. Wetland is maintained by basin topography and poorly drained soils. Artificial berms (roads) truncated the oxbow in several places.
Representativeness	Plot was placed to sample shrubby margin of old oxbow, with willow mixed into buttonbush.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	70 %
Percent Water	20 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Sep-2010
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	Salix nigra / Cephalanthus occidentalis / Lemna valdiviana swamp

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 Salix nigra Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 3 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 85 %         -none- 4 Salix nigra Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Salix nigra **   Tall Shrub 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Lemna valdiviana Lemna valdiviana **   Lemna valdiviana **   Lemna valdiviana **   Lemna valdiviana **   Lemna valdiviana **   Lemna valdiviana **   Lemna valdiviana **   Lemna valdiviana **   Herbaceous 50 %         -none- 6 Rumex altissimus Rumex altissimus **   Rumex altissimus **   Rumex altissimus **   Rumex altissimus **   Rumex altissimus **   Rumex altissimus **   Rumex altissimus **   Rumex altissimus **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 7 Polygonum hydropiperoides Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 8 Spirodela polyrrhiza Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Spirodela polyrrhiza **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 11 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Apios americana Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 14 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Short Shrub       Tall Shrub   5 m 100 % Canopy   15 m 20 %
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