EPA2.44
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA2.44
Author Observation Code	EPA2.44.2002
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	41.1 º
Longitude	-78.4 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	bar
Landscape Narrative	bar / scour zone
Representativeness	Area exposed to frequetn scouring. Cobble bed in front of inlet of small creek, with backwater behind, separating the bed from the shore. The plot is typical of the cobble bed. We wonder why the shrub/apocynum community has established here in the scou
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Aug-2002
Observation End Date	29-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 Salix Salix L. Salix willow SALIX Salix L. Salix willow SALIX Short Shrub 19 %         -none- 2 Spiraea tomentosa Spiraea tomentosa L. Spiraea tomentosa steeplebush SPTO2 Spiraea tomentosa L. Spiraea tomentosa steeplebush SPTO2 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 3 Salix Salix L. Salix willow SALIX Salix L. Salix willow SALIX Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 4 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp APCA Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 5 Eutrochium fistulosum Eutrochium fistulosum **   Eutrochium fistulosum **   Eutrochium fistulosum **   Eutrochium fistulosum **   Eutrochium fistulosum **   Eutrochium fistulosum **   Eutrochium fistulosum **   Eutrochium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 6 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem ANGE Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem ANGE Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 7 Eupatorium perfoliatum Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset EUPE3 Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset EUPE3 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 8 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass SONU2 Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass SONU2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 9 Lysimachia terrestris Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Lysimachia terrestris earth loosestrife LYTE2 Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. Lysimachia terrestris earth loosestrife LYTE2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 10 Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 11 Muhlenbergia Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis L. Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern ONSE Onoclea sensibilis L. Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern ONSE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass PHAR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Viola Viola L. Viola violet VIOLA Viola L. Viola violet VIOLA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Hypericum mutilum Hypericum mutilum L. Hypericum mutilum dwarf St. Johnswort HYMU Hypericum mutilum L. Hypericum mutilum dwarf St. Johnswort HYMU 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 60 %
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