LIMESTONE.13
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	LIMESTONE.13
Author Observation Code	LIMESTONE.13.2005
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	41.1 º
Longitude	-80.1 º
Author Location	Wolf Creek Narrows
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1080 m
Slope Aspect	18 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Representativeness	representative of hemlock northern hardwoods forests at Wolf Creek Narrows Preserve
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jul-2005
Observation End Date	22-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	low to mid slope of steep north facing slop on south bank of Wolf Creek. Hemlock northern hardwoods forest community type on limestone soils with limestone outcrops along slope

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Prunus serotina black cherry PRSE2 Canopy 19 %         -none- 4 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Canopy 19 %         -none- 5 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Canopy 19 %         -none- 6 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Canopy 8 %         -none- 7 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 8 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 9 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 10 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 11 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 12 Taxus canadensis Taxus canadensis Marsh. Taxus canadensis Canada yew TACA7 Taxus canadensis Marsh. Taxus canadensis Canada yew TACA7 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 13 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea HYAR Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea HYAR Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum VIAC Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum VIAC Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Lonicera canadensis Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marsh. Lonicera canadensis American fly honeysuckle LOCA7 Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marsh. Lonicera canadensis American fly honeysuckle LOCA7 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati L. Ribes cynosbati eastern prickly gooseberry RICY Ribes cynosbati L. Ribes cynosbati eastern prickly gooseberry RICY Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Tilia americana Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 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 63 %         -none- 26 Heuchera americana var. americana Heuchera americana L. var. americana Heuchera americana var. americana American alumroot HEAMA2 Heuchera americana L. var. americana Heuchera americana var. americana American alumroot HEAMA2 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 27 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 28 Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutetiana L. Circaea lutetiana broadleaf enchanter's nightshade CILU Circaea lutetiana L. Circaea lutetiana broadleaf enchanter's nightshade CILU Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 29 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 2 %         -none- 30 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 2 %         -none- 31 Poaceae Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 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- 33 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower MACA4 Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower MACA4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Ranunculus Ranunculus L. Ranunculus buttercup RANUN Ranunculus L. Ranunculus buttercup RANUN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Ranunculus recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Ranunculus recurvatus blisterwort RARE2 Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Ranunculus recurvatus blisterwort RARE2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod SOFL2 Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod SOFL2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Viola sororia Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet VISO Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet VISO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray Pilea pumila Canadian clearweed PIPU2 Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray Pilea pumila Canadian clearweed PIPU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Elliott Actaea pachypoda white baneberry ACPA Actaea pachypoda Elliott Actaea pachypoda white baneberry ACPA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Botrychium dissectum Botrychium dissectum Spreng. Botrychium dissectum cutleaf grapefern BODI2 Botrychium dissectum Spreng. Botrychium dissectum cutleaf grapefern BODI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw GATR3 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw GATR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum feathery false lily of the valley MARAR Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum feathery false lily of the valley MARAR Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Sub-Canopy   18 m 50 % Tall Shrub   8 m 20 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 10 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 80 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 20 % Canopy   28 m 70 %
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