DEWA.156
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	DEWA.156
Author Observation Code	DEWA.156.2003
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	96 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hogback
Representativeness	Plot typical of stand some areas have a higher density of pole-sized trees; Acer plantanoides in plot is not common in stand
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	85 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-Jul-2003
Observation End Date	30-Jul-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	Litter moderately compact, thin in many palces, most Liriodendron and Acer litter (little or no oak litter)

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 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Canopy 38 %         -none- 2 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy 19 %         -none- 3 Acer platanoides Acer platanoides L. Acer platanoides Norway maple ACPL Acer platanoides L. Acer platanoides Norway maple ACPL Canopy 8 %         -none- 4 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Tilia americana Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Canopy 2 %         -none- 6 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape VIAE Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape VIAE Vine/Liana 19 %         -none- 7 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper PAQU2 Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 8 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Sub-Canopy 38 %         -none- 9 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 10 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras SAAL5 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras SAAL5 Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 11 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 12 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 13 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 14 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Betula alleghaniensis Britton Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch BEAL2 Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 15 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 18 Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa red elderberry SARAR3 Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa red elderberry SARAR3 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Betula Betula L. Betula birch BETUL Betula L. Betula birch BETUL Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 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- 21 Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet LIVU Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet LIVU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii A. Gray Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle LOMO2 Lonicera morrowii A. Gray Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle LOMO2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Quercus Quercus L. Quercus oak QUERC Quercus L. Quercus oak QUERC Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Tilia americana Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 26 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 2 %         -none- 27 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 28 Pteridophyta Pteridophyta **   Pteridophyta Ferns Pteridophyta **   Pteridophyta **   Pteridophyta Ferns Pteridophyta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Carex swanii Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack. Carex swanii Swan's sedge CASW Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack. Carex swanii Swan's sedge CASW Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Viola pubescens Viola pubescens Aiton Viola pubescens downy yellow violet VIPU3 Viola pubescens Aiton Viola pubescens downy yellow violet VIPU3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Veronica officinalis Veronica officinalis L. Veronica officinalis common gypsyweed VEOF2 Veronica officinalis L. Veronica officinalis common gypsyweed VEOF2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort UVSE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott Polygonatum biflorum smooth Solomon's seal POBI2 Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott Polygonatum biflorum smooth Solomon's seal POBI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene Oclemena acuminata whorled wood aster OCAC Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene Oclemena acuminata whorled wood aster OCAC Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop MIVI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Epipactis helleborine Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz Epipactis helleborine broadleaf helleborine EPHE Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz Epipactis helleborine broadleaf helleborine EPHE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Cystopteris fragilis Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladderfern CYFR2 Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladderfern CYFR2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Carex stipata Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. Carex stipata awlfruit sedge CAST5 Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. Carex stipata awlfruit sedge CAST5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Carex rosea Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. Carex rosea rosy sedge CARO22 Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. Carex rosea rosy sedge CARO22 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk BRER2 Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk BRER2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Botrychium dissectum Botrychium dissectum Spreng. Botrychium dissectum cutleaf grapefern BODI2 Botrychium dissectum Spreng. Botrychium dissectum cutleaf grapefern BODI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort ASPL Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort ASPL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 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 0.5 %         -none- 45 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 0.5 %         -none- 46 Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa black bugbane ACRAR Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa black bugbane ACRAR Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. Arabis laevigata smooth rockcress ARLA Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. Arabis laevigata smooth rockcress ARLA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Antennaria Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes ANTEN Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes ANTEN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Aster Aster L. Aster aster ASTER Aster L. Aster aster ASTER Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Geum canadense Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Carex Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Ranunculus sceleratus Ranunculus sceleratus L. Ranunculus sceleratus cursed buttercup RASC3 Ranunculus sceleratus L. Ranunculus sceleratus cursed buttercup RASC3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   28 m 80 % Sub-Canopy   18 m 50 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 20 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana   18 m 10 %
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