EPA2.14
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA2.14
Author Observation Code	EPA2.14.2002
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	40.7 º
Longitude	-76.9 º
Author Location	EPA Susquehanna Basin Non-forested Floodplain Wetlands
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:
Landform	island
Representativeness	Plot sits within herbaceous community just above Justicia beds. Very typical of island heads within the backwater area within this isladn chain. Lythrum is displacing native diversity. Some shrubs are intermixed.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Aug-2002
Observation End Date	02-Aug-2002
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:
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Misc 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 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Short Shrub 19 %         -none- 2 Salix nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 3 Lythrum salicaria Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Herbaceous 63 %         -none- 4 Lysimachia vulgaris Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 5 Eleocharis Eleocharis R. Br. Eleocharis spikerush ELEOC Eleocharis R. Br. Eleocharis spikerush ELEOC Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 6 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 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- 8 Schoenoplectus americanus Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volkart ex Schinz & R. Keller Schoenoplectus americanus chairmaker's bulrush SCAM6 Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volkart ex Schinz & R. Keller Schoenoplectus americanus chairmaker's bulrush SCAM6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Justicia americana Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow JUAM Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow JUAM Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Sium suave Sium suave Walter Sium suave hemlock waterparsnip SISU2 Sium suave Walter Sium suave hemlock waterparsnip SISU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Cyperus Cyperus L. Cyperus flatsedge CYPER Cyperus L. Cyperus flatsedge CYPER Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Cyperus strigosus Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge CYST Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge CYST Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Eutrochium maculatum Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Eutrochium maculatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub   1.5 m 20 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 80 %
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