EPA1.4
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA1.4
Author Observation Code	EPA1.4.2001
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	40.2 º
Longitude	-76.9 º
Author Location	EPA Susquehanna Basin Forested Floodplain Wetlands
Location Narrative	Plot S4, Just south of Route 83 South Bridge
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	island
Representativeness	Plot typical of high-energy area of island, with frequent flooding and scour
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	85 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jul-2001
Observation End Date	12-Jul-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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	6.4

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 saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Canopy 63 %         -none- 2 Betula nigra Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Canopy 2 %         -none- 3 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 4 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Vine/Liana 2 %         -none- 5 Celastrus orbiculatus Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet CEOR7 Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet CEOR7 Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 6 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 7 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 8 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Gleditsia triacanthos Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust GLTR Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust GLTR Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 11 Eupatorium album Eupatorium album L. Eupatorium album white thoroughwort EUAL2 Eupatorium album L. Eupatorium album white thoroughwort EUAL2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 12 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife LYCI Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife LYCI Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 Acalypha rhomboidea Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea common threeseed mercury ACRH Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea common threeseed mercury ACRH Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 Echinocystis lobata Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber ECLO Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber ECLO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 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- 17 Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. ssp. sepium Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium hedge false bindweed CASES Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. ssp. sepium Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium hedge false bindweed CASES Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Bidens frondosa Bidens frondosa L. Bidens frondosa devil's beggartick BIFR Bidens frondosa L. Bidens frondosa devil's beggartick BIFR Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Betula nigra Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Aster Aster L. Aster aster ASTER Aster L. Aster aster ASTER Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Morus rubra Morus rubra L. Morus rubra red mulberry MORU2 Morus rubra L. Morus rubra red mulberry MORU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Vitis Vitis L. Vitis grape VITIS Vitis L. Vitis grape VITIS Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Solidago Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod SOLID Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod SOLID Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Solanum dulcamara Solanum dulcamara L. Solanum dulcamara climbing nightshade SODU Solanum dulcamara L. Solanum dulcamara climbing nightshade SODU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Solanum carolinense Solanum carolinense L. Solanum carolinense Carolina horsenettle SOCA3 Solanum carolinense L. Solanum carolinense Carolina horsenettle SOCA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Senna hebecarpa Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin & Barneby Senna hebecarpa American senna SEHE3 Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin & Barneby Senna hebecarpa American senna SEHE3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Salix nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed POPE2 Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed POPE2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Oxalis stricta Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis OXST Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis OXST Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Lythrum salicaria Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Helenium autumnale Helenium autumnale L. Helenium autumnale common sneezeweed HEAU Helenium autumnale L. Helenium autumnale common sneezeweed HEAU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Erechtites hieraciifolia Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieraciifolia American burnweed ERHI2 Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieraciifolia American burnweed ERHI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular           -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent     5 % Canopy   28 m 90 % Sub-Canopy   18 m 20 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 20 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana   8 m 5 %
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