LIMESTONE.35
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	LIMESTONE.35
Author Observation Code	LIMESTONE.35.2005
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 27 May 2016. Some data values may be midpoints of EcoObs classes (e.g. stratum height, slope, aspect).
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Confidentiality Status	10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude	40.6 º
Longitude	-78.4 º
Author Location	Bell's Gap
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangle
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	579 m
Slope Aspect	32 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Representativeness	representative of unlogged steeply sloping areas below limestone otcrops
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.08 m
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-2005
Observation End Date	29-Jul-2005
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Pennsylvania Conservation Assessment of Calcareous Ecosystems
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	10x20 plot was used because of lack of space. Soil taken away from limestone outcrop

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 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy 38 %         -none- 2 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Canopy 19 %         -none- 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Canopy 8 %         -none- 4 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Sub-Canopy 38 %         -none- 5 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 6 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Tall Shrub 19 %         -none- 7 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel RHMA4 Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel RHMA4 Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 8 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 9 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 10 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea HYAR Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea HYAR Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 13 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern DRIN5 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern DRIN5 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 16 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod SOFL2 Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod SOFL2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 17 Cystopteris tenuis Cystopteris tenuis (Michx.) Desv. Cystopteris tenuis upland brittle bladderfern CYTE7 Cystopteris tenuis (Michx.) Desv. Cystopteris tenuis upland brittle bladderfern CYTE7 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 18 Viola rotundifolia Viola rotundifolia Michx. Viola rotundifolia roundleaf yellow violet VIRO2 Viola rotundifolia Michx. Viola rotundifolia roundleaf yellow violet VIRO2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 19 Viola macloskeyi Viola macloskeyi Lloyd Viola macloskeyi small white violet VIMA2 Viola macloskeyi Lloyd Viola macloskeyi small white violet VIMA2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 20 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 21 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata (L.) G.L. Nesom Eurybia divaricata white wood aster EUDI16 Eurybia divaricata (L.) G.L. Nesom Eurybia divaricata white wood aster EUDI16 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw GATR3 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw GATR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don Prosartes lanuginosa yellow fairybells PRLA9 Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don Prosartes lanuginosa yellow fairybells PRLA9 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Aster Aster L. Aster aster ASTER Aster L. Aster aster ASTER Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort ASPL Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort ASPL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit ARTR Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit ARTR Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Elliott Actaea pachypoda white baneberry ACPA Actaea pachypoda Elliott Actaea pachypoda white baneberry ACPA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal POPU4 Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal POPU4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius L. Panax quinquefolius American ginseng PAQU Panax quinquefolius L. Panax quinquefolius American ginseng PAQU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe MOUN3 Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe MOUN3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort MIDI3 Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort MIDI3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Huperzia lucidula Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis. Huperzia lucidula shining clubmoss HULU2 Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis. Huperzia lucidula shining clubmoss HULU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Asplenium rhizophyllum Asplenium rhizophyllum L. Asplenium rhizophyllum walking fern ASRH2 Asplenium rhizophyllum L. Asplenium rhizophyllum walking fern ASRH2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Circaea alpina Circaea alpina L. Circaea alpina small enchanter's nightshade CIAL Circaea alpina L. Circaea alpina small enchanter's nightshade CIAL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   18 m 80 % Sub-Canopy   13 m 50 % Tall Shrub   8 m 40 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 20 % Herbaceous       Nonvascular   0.3 m 10 %
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