ALPO.43
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ALPO.43
Author Observation Code	ALPO.43.2005
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	108 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Representativeness	Patch is representative of hemlock-mixed hardwood forest on a river floodplain/basin floor between ALPO trace and old route 22. Hemlock is codominant with hardwoods. Understory and herbaceous layer are nearly bare. Scour zone not included in plot but t
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Soil Depth	0.15 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	75 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	3 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-2005
Observation End Date	11-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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Misc Fields:
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy 19 %         -none- 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Canopy 8 %         -none- 5 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Canopy 8 %         -none- 6 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 7 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 9 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 10 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 11 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape VIAE Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape VIAE Vine/Liana 2 %         -none- 12 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 13 Thelypteris noveboracensis Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern THNO Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern THNO Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 Viola blanda Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet VIBL Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet VIBL Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 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 2 %         -none- 16 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern DEPU2 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern DEPU2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 17 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana L. Medeola virginiana Indian cucumber MEVI Medeola virginiana L. Medeola virginiana Indian cucumber MEVI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 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- 19 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel OXMO Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel OXMO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 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- 21 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort MIDI3 Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort MIDI3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Viola rotundifolia Viola rotundifolia Michx. Viola rotundifolia roundleaf yellow violet VIRO2 Viola rotundifolia Michx. Viola rotundifolia roundleaf yellow violet VIRO2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda Elliott Actaea pachypoda white baneberry ACPA Actaea pachypoda Elliott Actaea pachypoda white baneberry ACPA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 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- 28 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Alph. Wood Cardamine diphylla crinkleroot CADI10 Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Alph. Wood Cardamine diphylla crinkleroot CADI10 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower MACA4 Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower MACA4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 32 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- 33 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 34 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 35 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 36 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 37 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 38 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 39 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory CACO15 Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory CACO15 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   28 m 90 % Sub-Canopy   13 m 30 % Tall Shrub   8 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.8 m 10 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 20 % Vine/Liana   8 m 5 %
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