LIM2.37
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	LIM2.37
Author Observation Code	LIM2.37.2012
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	40.4 º
Longitude	-79.2 º
Author Location	Conemaugh gap outcrop
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	49 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	463 m
Slope Aspect	157 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	cliff
Representativeness	Some areas have slightly less vegetation or less diversity, more bare rock. Generally similar species composition & environment to most of the calcareous outrcroppings at this site & aspect.
Soil Drainage	somewhat excessively drained
Soil Depth	0.04 m
Percent Bedrock	70 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jun-2012
Observation End Date	29-Jun-2012
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Pennsylvania Conservation Assessment of Calcareous Ecosystems
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 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Canopy 38 %         -none- 2 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Canopy 19 %         -none- 3 Carya ovata Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory CAOV2 Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory CAOV2 Canopy 2 %         -none- 4 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras SAAL5 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras SAAL5 Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy 2 %         -none- 6 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 7 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry CETE Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry CETE Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 8 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum VIAC Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum VIAC Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel HAVI4 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel HAVI4 Short Shrub 2 %         -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 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras SAAL5 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras SAAL5 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry CETE Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry CETE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Packera obovata Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A. Weber & A. Löve Packera obovata roundleaf ragwort PAOB6 Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A. Weber & A. Löve Packera obovata roundleaf ragwort PAOB6 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 16 Heuchera Heuchera L. Heuchera alumroot HEUCH Heuchera L. Heuchera alumroot HEUCH Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 17 Carex platyphylla Carex platyphylla Carey Carex platyphylla broadleaf sedge CAPL5 Carex platyphylla Carey Carex platyphylla broadleaf sedge CAPL5 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 18 Patis racemosa Patis racemosa **   Patis racemosa **   Patis racemosa **   Patis racemosa **   Patis racemosa **   Patis racemosa **   Patis racemosa **   Patis racemosa **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 19 Muhlenbergia Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 20 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 21 Carex communis Carex communis L.H. Bailey Carex communis fibrousroot sedge CACO7 Carex communis L.H. Bailey Carex communis fibrousroot sedge CACO7 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 22 Eupatorium sessilifolium Eupatorium sessilifolium L. Eupatorium sessilifolium upland boneset EUSE3 Eupatorium sessilifolium L. Eupatorium sessilifolium upland boneset EUSE3 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 23 Fragaria vesca Fragaria vesca L. Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry FRVE Fragaria vesca L. Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry FRVE Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 24 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 2 %         -none- 25 Arabis lyrata Arabis lyrata L. Arabis lyrata lyrate rockcress ARLY2 Arabis lyrata L. Arabis lyrata lyrate rockcress ARLY2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 26 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Allium cernuum Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion ALCE2 Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion ALCE2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata (L.) G.L. Nesom Eurybia divaricata white wood aster EUDI16 Eurybia divaricata (L.) G.L. Nesom Eurybia divaricata white wood aster EUDI16 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link Pellaea atropurpurea purple cliffbrake PEAT2 Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link Pellaea atropurpurea purple cliffbrake PEAT2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Erigeron pulchellus Erigeron pulchellus Michx. Erigeron pulchellus robin's plantain ERPU Erigeron pulchellus Michx. Erigeron pulchellus robin's plantain ERPU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Galium lanceolatum Galium lanceolatum Torr. Galium lanceolatum lanceleaf wild licorice GALA3 Galium lanceolatum Torr. Galium lanceolatum lanceleaf wild licorice GALA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm. Hepatica nobilis var. acuta sharplobe hepatica HENOA Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. acuta (Pursh) Steyerm. Hepatica nobilis var. acuta sharplobe hepatica HENOA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 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- 34 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd. Bromus pubescens hairy woodland brome BRPU6 Bromus pubescens Muhl. ex Willd. Bromus pubescens hairy woodland brome BRPU6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Solidago bicolor Solidago bicolor L. Solidago bicolor white goldenrod SOBI Solidago bicolor L. Solidago bicolor white goldenrod SOBI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Symphyotrichum urophyllum Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom Symphyotrichum urophyllum white arrowleaf aster SYUR Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) G.L. Nesom Symphyotrichum urophyllum white arrowleaf aster SYUR Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Viola ×palmata Viola ×palmata L. (pro sp.) Viola ×palmata early blue violet VIPA18 Viola ×palmata L. (pro sp.) Viola ×palmata early blue violet VIPA18 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa (Spreng.) Torr. Woodsia obtusa bluntlobe cliff fern WOOB2 Woodsia obtusa (Spreng.) Torr. Woodsia obtusa bluntlobe cliff fern WOOB2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Cryptotaenia canadensis Canadian honewort CRCA9 Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Cryptotaenia canadensis Canadian honewort CRCA9 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Desmodium glutinosum Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph. Wood Desmodium glutinosum pointedleaf ticktrefoil DEGL5 Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph. Wood Desmodium glutinosum pointedleaf ticktrefoil DEGL5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern DRMA4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   18 m 60 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.8 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.3 m 30 % Nonvascular     30 %
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