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EPA.3.111
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:ecoobs.vegbank.org:observation:8384-{CA0A7AC6-EF60-4A9B-BC72-8CB2402354DA}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? EPA.3.111
Author Observation Code ? EPA.3.111.2007
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 ? -79.8 º
Author Location ? Allegheny River at Scrubgrass Creek
State or Province ? Pennsylvania
Country ? United States
Named Places
region|state|province: Pennsylvania
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 25
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 275 m
Slope Aspect ? 330 º
Representativeness ? mixed species grassland dominated by big bluestem, switchgrass and prairie cord grass; there are some shrub clumps; buttonbush and sycamore scattered throughout but grasses dominate
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Soil Depth ? 0.01 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 22-Aug-2007
Observation End Date ? 22-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
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
--no data--
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Change Strata Shown:
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 Spartina pectinata Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass SPPE Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass SPPE Herbaceous
38 %
        -none-
2 Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass PAVI2 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass PAVI2 Herbaceous
38 %
        -none-
3 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem ANGE Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem ANGE Herbaceous
19 %
        -none-
4 Lysimachia vulgaris Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
5 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
6 Gnaphalium Gnaphalium L. Gnaphalium cudweed GNAPH Gnaphalium L. Gnaphalium cudweed GNAPH Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
7 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
0.5 %
        -none-
8 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
9 Eutrochium maculatum Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
10 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
11 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush CEOC2 Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush CEOC2 Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Short Shrub   1.5 m 5 %
Herbaceous   3.5 m 90 %
Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Zimmerman, Ephraim Author
ABM Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 22-Aug-2007
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Big Bluestem - Indian-grass Floodplain Grassland       no  
No Class Contributors.
Details 22-Aug-2007
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Baptisia australis Riverscour Wet Meadow       no  
No Class Contributors.


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