LIMESTONE.26
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	LIMESTONE.26
Author Observation Code	LIMESTONE.26.2005
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	40.5 º
Longitude	-77.9 º
Author Location	Rothrock Natural Area
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	80 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Representativeness	representative of red oak mixed hardwood forests on e facing slopes in this area
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.1 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Jul-2005
Observation End Date	27-Jul-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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	area was logged

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Canopy 8 %         -none- 5 Quercus alba Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak QUAL Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak QUAL Canopy 8 %         -none- 6 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Sub-Canopy 28 %         -none- 7 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree LITU Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 8 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 9 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 10 Carya alba Carya alba (L.) Nutt. Carya alba mockernut hickory CAAL27 Carya alba (L.) Nutt. Carya alba mockernut hickory CAAL27 Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 11 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 12 Vitis labrusca Vitis labrusca L. Vitis labrusca fox grape VILA8 Vitis labrusca L. Vitis labrusca fox grape VILA8 Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 13 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier SMRO Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier SMRO Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 14 Poaceae Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 15 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum northern maidenhair ADPE Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum northern maidenhair ADPE Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 16 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut AMBR2 Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut AMBR2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 17 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 18 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 19 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- 20 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes A. Gray Poa alsodes grove bluegrass POAL3 Poa alsodes A. Gray Poa alsodes grove bluegrass POAL3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge CAPE6 Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge CAPE6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Goodyera pubescens Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake plantain GOPU Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake plantain GOPU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 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- 24 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw GATR3 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw GATR3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern BOVI Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern BOVI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk BRER2 Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) P. Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk BRER2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Carex communis Carex communis L.H. Bailey Carex communis fibrousroot sedge CACO7 Carex communis L.H. Bailey Carex communis fibrousroot sedge CACO7 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora Lam. Carex laxiflora broad looseflower sedge CALA19 Carex laxiflora Lam. Carex laxiflora broad looseflower sedge CALA19 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata (Raf.) K.M. Pryer & L.R. Phillippe Sanicula odorata clustered blacksnakeroot SAOD Sanicula odorata (Raf.) K.M. Pryer & L.R. Phillippe Sanicula odorata clustered blacksnakeroot SAOD Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Solidago caesia L. Solidago caesia wreath goldenrod SOCA4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum L. Thalictrum dioicum early meadow-rue THDI Thalictrum dioicum L. Thalictrum dioicum early meadow-rue THDI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Thalictrum pubescens Thalictrum pubescens Pursh Thalictrum pubescens king of the meadow THPU2 Thalictrum pubescens Pursh Thalictrum pubescens king of the meadow THPU2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata L. Uvularia perfoliata perfoliate bellwort UVPE Uvularia perfoliata L. Uvularia perfoliata perfoliate bellwort UVPE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 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- 36 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson Antennaria plantaginifolia woman's tobacco ANPL Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richardson Antennaria plantaginifolia woman's tobacco ANPL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Desmodium nudiflorum Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil DENU4 Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil DENU4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium clandestinum deertongue DICL Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium clandestinum deertongue DICL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. Dioscorea quaternata fourleaf yam DIQU Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. Dioscorea quaternata fourleaf yam DIQU 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 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex Michx. Potentilla simplex common cinquefoil POSI2 Potentilla simplex Michx. Potentilla simplex common cinquefoil POSI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Prenanthes Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot PRENA Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot PRENA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyerm. Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa roundlobe hepatica HENOO Hepatica nobilis Schreb. var. obtusa (Pursh) Steyerm. Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa roundlobe hepatica HENOO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife LYCI Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife LYCI Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 46 Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia L. f. Cornus alternifolia alternateleaf dogwood COAL2 Cornus alternifolia L. f. Cornus alternifolia alternateleaf dogwood COAL2 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 47 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 48 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 49 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 50 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 51 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 52 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 53 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 54 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum Aiton Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry VAPA4 Vaccinium pallidum Aiton Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry VAPA4 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 55 Carya Carya Nutt. Carya hickory CARYA Carya Nutt. Carya hickory CARYA Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 56 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 57 Ligustrum obtusifolium Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. Ligustrum obtusifolium border privet LIOB Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. Ligustrum obtusifolium border privet LIOB Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   28 m 70 % Sub-Canopy   18 m 60 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 10 % Short Shrub   0.8 m 20 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 60 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana   0.8 m 5 %
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