ALPO.69
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ALPO.69
Author Observation Code	ALPO.69.2005
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 24 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	40.4 º
Longitude	-78.5 º
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Pennsylvania
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	60 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Representativeness	Sugar maple/red oak forest on exceedingly steep northeast facing slope and ditch adjacent to ALPO trace. How much of patch is artificial/constructed when making trace. Sugar maple dominates all tree and shrub strata. Sparse ground cover herbaceous laye
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.15 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Aug-2005
Observation End Date	17-Aug-2005
Project	Pennsylvania National Park Service Mapping
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 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Emergent 19 %         -none- 2 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy 63 %         -none- 3 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape VIAE Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape VIAE Vine/Liana 8 %         -none- 4 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Sub-Canopy 63 %         -none- 5 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 6 Aralia spinosa Aralia spinosa L. Aralia spinosa devil's walkingstick ARSP2 Aralia spinosa L. Aralia spinosa devil's walkingstick ARSP2 Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 7 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Tall Shrub 38 %         -none- 8 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 9 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 10 Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis American black elderberry SANIC4 Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis American black elderberry SANIC4 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 11 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Aralia spinosa Aralia spinosa L. Aralia spinosa devil's walkingstick ARSP2 Aralia spinosa L. Aralia spinosa devil's walkingstick ARSP2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Carya ovata Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory CAOV2 Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory CAOV2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Impatiens Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not IMPAT Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not IMPAT Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 20 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 21 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 2 %         -none- 22 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- 23 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 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 0.5 %         -none- 25 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis Willd. Carex digitalis slender woodland sedge CADI5 Carex digitalis Willd. Carex digitalis slender woodland sedge CADI5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 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- 27 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 0.5 %         -none- 28 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Circaea lutetiana Circaea lutetiana L. Circaea lutetiana broadleaf enchanter's nightshade CILU Circaea lutetiana L. Circaea lutetiana broadleaf enchanter's nightshade CILU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Phytolacca americana Phytolacca americana L. Phytolacca americana American pokeweed PHAM4 Phytolacca americana L. Phytolacca americana American pokeweed PHAM4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 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- 33 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed POVI2 Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed POVI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don Prosartes lanuginosa yellow fairybells PRLA9 Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don Prosartes lanuginosa yellow fairybells PRLA9 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Viola blanda Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet VIBL Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet VIBL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent   28 m 20 % Canopy   18 m 50 % Sub-Canopy   13 m 80 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 60 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 20 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 30 % Nonvascular     5 % Vine/Liana   13 m 20 %
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