EPA.3.97
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA.3.97
Author Observation Code	EPA.3.97.2007
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	41.2 º
Longitude	-79.7 º
Author Location	Allegheny River at Dotter
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	265 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Representativeness	Large herbaceous grasslands on alluvial bank of Allegheny dominated by big bluestem and baptesia; percent cover of phalaris increases with elevation
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.04 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Aug-2007
Observation End Date	09-Aug-2007
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
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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 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem ANGE Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem ANGE Herbaceous 38 %         -none- 2 Baptisia australis Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. Baptisia australis blue wild indigo BAAU Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. Baptisia australis blue wild indigo BAAU Herbaceous 38 %         -none- 3 Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass PAVI2 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass PAVI2 Herbaceous 38 %         -none- 4 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 5 Agrostis stolonifera Agrostis stolonifera L. Agrostis stolonifera creeping bentgrass AGST2 Agrostis stolonifera L. Agrostis stolonifera creeping bentgrass AGST2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 6 Euphorbia Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge EUPHO Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge EUPHO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Viola sororia Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet VISO Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet VISO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Solidago canadensis Solidago canadensis L. Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod SOCA6 Solidago canadensis L. Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod SOCA6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry RUFL Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry RUFL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Oxalis stricta Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis OXST Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis OXST Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Bidens Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Galium palustre Galium palustre L. Galium palustre common marsh bedstraw GAPA3 Galium palustre L. Galium palustre common marsh bedstraw GAPA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius Wiegand Elymus riparius riverbank wildrye ELRI Elymus riparius Wiegand Elymus riparius riverbank wildrye ELRI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Allium cernuum Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion ALCE2 Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion ALCE2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife LYCI Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife LYCI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Stellaria Stellaria L. Stellaria starwort STELL Stellaria L. Stellaria starwort STELL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia annual ragweed AMAR2 Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia annual ragweed AMAR2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood COAM2 Cornus amomum Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood COAM2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Alnus Alnus Mill. Alnus alder ALNUS Alnus Mill. Alnus alder ALNUS Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub       Herbaceous   1.5 m 80 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 %
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