EPA2.20
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA2.20
Author Observation Code	EPA2.20.2002
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	40.5 º
Longitude	-77 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	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Landform	bar
Landscape Narrative	bar / island / scour zone
Representativeness	Small islands and bars downstream of larger islands. Perimeter of herbaceous beds transitioning to mixed herbaceous areas and then to mixed shrub thickets and small openings. This plot captures the densest shrub areas on this small bar/island.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Aug-2002
Observation End Date	03-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 nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Tall Shrub 38 %         -none- 2 Betula nigra Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Tall Shrub 19 %         -none- 3 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 4 Salix Salix L. Salix willow SALIX Salix L. Salix willow SALIX Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Lythrum salicaria Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Lythrum salicaria L. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYSA2 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 6 Polygonum amphibium Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed POAM8 Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed POAM8 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 7 Lysimachia vulgaris Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Lysimachia vulgaris L. Lysimachia vulgaris garden yellow loosestrife LYVU Herbaceous 2 %         -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 2 %         -none- 9 Acalypha rhomboidea Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea common threeseed mercury ACRH Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea common threeseed mercury ACRH Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Polygonum Polygonum L. Polygonum knotweed POLYG4 Polygonum L. Polygonum knotweed POLYG4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Salix nigra Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Salix nigra Marsh. Salix nigra black willow SANI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 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- 13 Cyperus strigosus Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge CYST Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge CYST Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum Xanthium strumarium L. var. glabratum (DC.) Cronquist Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum rough cocklebur XASTG Xanthium strumarium L. var. glabratum (DC.) Cronquist Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum rough cocklebur XASTG Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Bidens Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks BIDEN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub   3.5 m 60 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 30 %
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