LIM2.43
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	LIM2.43
Author Observation Code	LIM2.43.2012
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	41.7 º
Longitude	-77.5 º
Author Location	Pine Creek Gorge
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	25 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	411 m
Slope Aspect	70 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Representativeness	Well representative ofoutcrop portion of east-facing steep shaded calcareous slope.
Soil Drainage	somewhat excessively drained
Soil Depth	0.03 m
Percent Bedrock	25 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Aug-2012
Observation End Date	16-Aug-2012
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:
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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 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Canopy 85 %         -none- 2 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy 63 %         -none- 3 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Canopy 38 %         -none- 4 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 5 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple ACSP2 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple ACSP2 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 6 Rubus odoratus Rubus odoratus L. Rubus odoratus purpleflowering raspberry RUOD Rubus odoratus L. Rubus odoratus purpleflowering raspberry RUOD Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum L. Thalictrum dioicum early meadow-rue THDI Thalictrum dioicum L. Thalictrum dioicum early meadow-rue THDI Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 8 Eurybia schreberi Eurybia schreberi (Nees) Nees Eurybia schreberi Schreber's aster EUSC5 Eurybia schreberi (Nees) Nees Eurybia schreberi Schreber's aster EUSC5 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 9 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 10 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum rock polypody POVI7 Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum rock polypody POVI7 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 11 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod SOFL2 Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod SOFL2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 12 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Packera obovata Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A. Weber & A. Löve Packera obovata roundleaf ragwort PAOB6 Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A. Weber & A. Löve Packera obovata roundleaf ragwort PAOB6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla ARNU2 Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla ARNU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 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- 16 Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm. Hepatica nobilis var. acuta sharplobe hepatica HENOA Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm. Hepatica nobilis var. acuta sharplobe hepatica HENOA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis L. Aquilegia canadensis red columbine AQCA Aquilegia canadensis L. Aquilegia canadensis red columbine AQCA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Saxifraga virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. Saxifraga virginiensis early saxifrage SAVI5 Saxifraga virginiensis Michx. Saxifraga virginiensis early saxifrage SAVI5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 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- 20 Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L. Nesom Symphyotrichum cordifolium common blue wood aster SYCO4 Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G.L. Nesom Symphyotrichum cordifolium common blue wood aster SYCO4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carex platyphylla Carex platyphylla Carey Carex platyphylla broadleaf sedge CAPL5 Carex platyphylla Carey Carex platyphylla broadleaf sedge CAPL5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Anemone virginiana Anemone virginiana L. Anemone virginiana tall thimbleweed ANVI3 Anemone virginiana L. Anemone virginiana tall thimbleweed ANVI3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Maianthemum racemosum Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the valley MARA7 Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the valley MARA7 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes maidenhair spleenwort ASTR2 Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes maidenhair spleenwort ASTR2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tree       Canopy   18 m 80 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 20 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 40 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 20 %
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