EPA1.40
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA1.40
Author Observation Code	EPA1.40.2001
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 º
Author Location	EPA Susquehanna Basin Forested Floodplain Wetlands
Location Narrative	Plot J13B, (Petersburg, south of RR tracks
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:
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	backwater
Representativeness	plot is in small backwater swamp near mouth of Spruce Creek and Juniata River. Plot is typical of center portion of swamp and is intended to capture green ash-mixed hardwood type. Wetter portions of swamp have high tree mortality
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	2 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Jun-2001
Observation End Date	24-Jun-2001
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Classification, Assessment, and Protection of Floodplains of the Susquehanna and Ohio Drainages
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	7.2

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Salix nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Canopy 2 %         -none- 6 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Emergent 19 %         -none- 7 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 8 Acer negundo Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 9 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle LOJA Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle LOJA Vine/Liana 8 %         -none- 10 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Vine/Liana 2 %         -none- 11 Lonicera tatarica Lonicera tatarica L. Lonicera tatarica Tatarian honeysuckle LOTA Lonicera tatarica L. Lonicera tatarica Tatarian honeysuckle LOTA Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 12 Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet LIVU Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet LIVU Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 13 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora Thunb. Rosa multiflora multiflora rose ROMU Rosa multiflora Thunb. Rosa multiflora multiflora rose ROMU Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Acer negundo Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder ACNE2 Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 16 Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet LIVU Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet LIVU Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 17 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood COAM2 Cornus amomum Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood COAM2 Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Salix nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia L. Lysimachia nummularia creeping jenny LYNU Lysimachia nummularia L. Lysimachia nummularia creeping jenny LYNU Herbaceous 63 %         -none- 21 Carex Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 22 Veronica americana Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth. Veronica americana American speedwell VEAM2 Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth. Veronica americana American speedwell VEAM2 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 23 Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed POPE2 Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed POPE2 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 24 Solidago gigantea Solidago gigantea Aiton Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod SOGI Solidago gigantea Aiton Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod SOGI Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 25 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 26 Polygonum hydropiper Polygonum hydropiper L. Polygonum hydropiper marshpepper knotweed POHY Polygonum hydropiper L. Polygonum hydropiper marshpepper knotweed POHY Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 27 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 28 Carex Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 29 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 30 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 31 Myosotis laxa Myosotis laxa Lehm. Myosotis laxa bay forget-me-not MYLA Myosotis laxa Lehm. Myosotis laxa bay forget-me-not MYLA Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 32 Carex Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 33 Impatiens Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not IMPAT Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not IMPAT Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 34 Cuscuta Cuscuta L. Cuscuta dodder CUSCU Cuscuta L. Cuscuta dodder CUSCU Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 35 Carex lupulina Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. Carex lupulina hop sedge CALU4 Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. Carex lupulina hop sedge CALU4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 36 Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var. nitidus (Chapm.) T. Duncan Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus bristly buttercup RAHIN Ranunculus hispidus Michx. var. nitidus (Chapm.) T. Duncan Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus bristly buttercup RAHIN Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 37 Carex stipata Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. Carex stipata awlfruit sedge CAST5 Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. Carex stipata awlfruit sedge CAST5 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 38 Carex squarrosa Carex squarrosa L. Carex squarrosa squarrose sedge CASQ2 Carex squarrosa L. Carex squarrosa squarrose sedge CASQ2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 39 Poaceae Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. glandulosum (Lehm.) Hoch & P.H. Raven Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum fringed willowherb EPCIG Epilobium ciliatum Raf. ssp. glandulosum (Lehm.) Hoch & P.H. Raven Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum fringed willowherb EPCIG Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Catalpa speciosa Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa CASP8 Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa CASP8 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Solidago Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod SOLID Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod SOLID Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Penthorum sedoides Penthorum sedoides L. Penthorum sedoides ditch stonecrop PESE6 Penthorum sedoides L. Penthorum sedoides ditch stonecrop PESE6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Oxalis stricta Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis OXST Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis OXST Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Bidens frondosa Bidens frondosa L. Bidens frondosa devil's beggartick BIFR Bidens frondosa L. Bidens frondosa devil's beggartick BIFR Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Lycopus americanus Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bartram Lycopus americanus American water horehound LYAM Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bartram Lycopus americanus American water horehound LYAM Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Arisaema dracontium Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott Arisaema dracontium green dragon ARDR3 Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott Arisaema dracontium green dragon ARDR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Geum canadense Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Lycopus uniflorus Lycopus uniflorus Michx. Lycopus uniflorus northern bugleweed LYUN Lycopus uniflorus Michx. Lycopus uniflorus northern bugleweed LYUN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Allium canadense Allium canadense L. Allium canadense meadow garlic ALCA3 Allium canadense L. Allium canadense meadow garlic ALCA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum L. Polygonum sagittatum arrowleaf tearthumb POSA5 Polygonum sagittatum L. Polygonum sagittatum arrowleaf tearthumb POSA5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Rumex obtusifolius Rumex obtusifolius L. Rumex obtusifolius bitter dock RUOB Rumex obtusifolius L. Rumex obtusifolius bitter dock RUOB Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 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- 55 Carex Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 57 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 58 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 59 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent   28 m 20 % Canopy   28 m 70 % Sub-Canopy   13 m 20 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 20 % Short Shrub   3.5 m 5 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 90 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana   3.5 m 5 %
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