WT.27
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WT.27
Author Observation Code	WT.27.2008
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	41.1 º
Longitude	-75.6 º
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	511 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Representativeness	The plot is representative of the western half of the wet thicket/bog. The low shrub (>1.5 m) is dominated by low Rhododendron canadense, and mixed with Vaccinium and Kalmia angustifolia. The herb layer is low and is dominated by Rubus hispidus. No s
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Aug-2008
Observation End Date	05-Aug-2008
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Pennsylvania Heritage Program miscellaneous data
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 Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. Rhododendron canadense rhodora RHCA6 Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. Rhododendron canadense rhodora RHCA6 Short Shrub 63 %         -none- 2 Kalmia angustifolia Kalmia angustifolia L. Kalmia angustifolia sheep laurel KAAN Kalmia angustifolia L. Kalmia angustifolia sheep laurel KAAN Short Shrub 38 %         -none- 3 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry VAAN Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry VAAN Short Shrub 19 %         -none- 4 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry VACO Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry VACO Short Shrub 19 %         -none- 5 Amelanchier Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry AMELA Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry AMELA Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 6 Spiraea alba var. latifolia Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet SPALL Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet SPALL Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 7 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry RUHI Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry RUHI Herbaceous 63 %         -none- 8 Calamagrostis coarctata Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton Calamagrostis coarctata arctic reedgrass CACO71 Calamagrostis coarctata (Torr.) Eaton Calamagrostis coarctata arctic reedgrass CACO71 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 9 Juncus brevicaudatus Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald Juncus brevicaudatus narrowpanicle rush JUBR4 Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fernald Juncus brevicaudatus narrowpanicle rush JUBR4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 10 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus L. Juncus effusus common rush JUEF Juncus effusus L. Juncus effusus common rush JUEF Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Bartonia virginica Bartonia virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Bartonia virginica yellow screwstem BAVI3 Bartonia virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Bartonia virginica yellow screwstem BAVI3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern PTAQ Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern PTAQ Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth Scirpus cyperinus woolgrass SCCY Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth Scirpus cyperinus woolgrass SCCY Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 88 %         -none- 15 Cladonia Cladonia P. Browne Cladonia cup lichen CLADO3 Cladonia P. Browne Cladonia cup lichen CLADO3 Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 16 Lycopodium obscurum Lycopodium obscurum L. Lycopodium obscurum rare clubmoss LYOB Lycopodium obscurum L. Lycopodium obscurum rare clubmoss LYOB Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub   1.5 m 90 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 60 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 60 %
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