DEWA.173
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	DEWA.173
Author Observation Code	DEWA.173.2003
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 13 June 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 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:
Elevation	68 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	alluvial terrace
Representativeness	Typical of high terrace on floodplain of Delaware River; in polygon area to south is on steep slope and should be split off
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Sep-2003
Observation End Date	09-Sep-2003
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Pennsylvania HP Delaware Water Gap
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:
Observation Narrative	Compact sugar maple litter, rapidly decomposed on floodplain (litter layer thin, sometimes absent)

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 5 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 6 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana Walter Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam CACA18 Carpinus caroliniana Walter Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam CACA18 Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 7 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 8 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Short Shrub 19 %         -none- 9 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Prunus serotina Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry PRSE2 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry PRSE2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 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- 13 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato Deparia acrostichoides silver false spleenwort DEAC4 Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato Deparia acrostichoides silver false spleenwort DEAC4 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 15 Polygonum cespitosum Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. Polygonum cespitosum Oriental lady's thumb POCE4 Polygonum cespitosum Blume, nom. inq. Polygonum cespitosum Oriental lady's thumb POCE4 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 16 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Leersia virginica Willd. Leersia virginica whitegrass LEVI2 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 17 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 18 Athyrium filix-femina Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth Athyrium filix-femina common ladyfern ATFI Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth Athyrium filix-femina common ladyfern ATFI Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 19 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea L. Glechoma hederacea ground ivy GLHE2 Glechoma hederacea L. Glechoma hederacea ground ivy GLHE2 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 20 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed POVI2 Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed POVI2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 21 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 22 Carex Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 23 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- 24 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 25 Viola Viola L. Viola violet VIOLA Viola L. Viola violet VIOLA Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 26 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 27 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 28 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard ALPE4 Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard ALPE4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 29 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly GAAP2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 30 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 31 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis L. Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern ONSE Onoclea sensibilis L. Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern ONSE Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 32 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis Willd. Carex digitalis slender woodland sedge CADI5 Carex digitalis Willd. Carex digitalis slender woodland sedge CADI5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Lobelia siphilitica Lobelia siphilitica L. Lobelia siphilitica great blue lobelia LOSI Lobelia siphilitica L. Lobelia siphilitica great blue lobelia LOSI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense L. Menispermum canadense common moonseed MECA3 Menispermum canadense L. Menispermum canadense common moonseed MECA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Trillium erectum Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum red trillium TRER3 Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum red trillium TRER3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L. Nesom Symphyotrichum prenanthoides crookedstem aster SYPR6 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) G.L. Nesom Symphyotrichum prenanthoides crookedstem aster SYPR6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana L. Osmunda claytoniana interrupted fern OSCL2 Osmunda claytoniana L. Osmunda claytoniana interrupted fern OSCL2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 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- 42 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis richweed COCA4 Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis richweed COCA4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa Mill. Solidago rugosa wrinkleleaf goldenrod SORU2 Solidago rugosa Mill. Solidago rugosa wrinkleleaf goldenrod SORU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Vine/Liana 2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   28 m 80 % Sub-Canopy   18 m 20 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 30 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 80 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana
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