EPA2.99
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA2.99
Author Observation Code	EPA2.99.2002
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	39.8 º
Longitude	-76.3 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	Rectangle
Area	96 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Landform	streambed
Landscape Narrative	channel bed
Representativeness	See EPA 2.98 site description. This plot represents the shrub component of this broad channel. Note that the shrub patches tend to be on cobble piles and bedrcok shelves found along the shoreline or in islands in the channel.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Sep-2002
Observation End Date	28-Sep-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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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 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Tall Shrub 19 %         -none- 2 Salix nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Tall Shrub 19 %         -none- 3 Lythrum salicaria Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 4 Justicia americana Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow JUAM Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow JUAM Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 5 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 6 Spartina pectinata Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass SPPE Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass SPPE Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 7 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Hibiscus laevis Hibiscus laevis All. Hibiscus laevis halberdleaf rosemallow HILA2 Hibiscus laevis All. Hibiscus laevis halberdleaf rosemallow HILA2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Juncus Juncus L. Juncus rush JUNCU Juncus L. Juncus rush JUNCU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Polygonum pensylvanicum Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed POPE2 Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed POPE2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Acalypha rhomboidea Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea common threeseed mercury ACRH Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea common threeseed mercury ACRH Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Lysimachia vulgaris Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 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- 14 Salix nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Short Shrub 19 %         -none- 15 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Betula nigra Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub   3.5 m 40 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 30 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 20 %
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