LIMESTONE.44
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	LIMESTONE.44
Author Observation Code	LIMESTONE.44.2005
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 º
Longitude	-78.5 º
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	270 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Representativeness	very narrow section of woodland between ROW and dense prickly-ash thickets
Soil Drainage	somewhat excessively drained
Percent Bedrock	2 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Aug-2005
Observation End Date	23-Aug-2005
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	lots of limestone rock cobble and debris

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 Tilia americana Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood TIAM Canopy 38 %         -none- 3 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Canopy 19 %         -none- 4 Vitis labrusca Vitis labrusca L. Vitis labrusca fox grape VILA8 Vitis labrusca L. Vitis labrusca fox grape VILA8 Vine/Liana 8 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 7 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 8 Delphinium exaltatum Delphinium exaltatum Aiton Delphinium exaltatum tall larkspur DEEX Delphinium exaltatum Aiton Delphinium exaltatum tall larkspur DEEX Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 11 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry SYOR Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry SYOR Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 12 Zanthoxylum americanum Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. Zanthoxylum americanum common pricklyash ZAAM Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. Zanthoxylum americanum common pricklyash ZAAM Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 13 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel HAVI4 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel HAVI4 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 14 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 Rhus aromatica Rhus aromatica Aiton Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac RHAR4 Rhus aromatica Aiton Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac RHAR4 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 18 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   8 m 40 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 40 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 30 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana   3.5 m 5 %
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