LIMESTONE.42
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	LIMESTONE.42
Author Observation Code	LIMESTONE.42.2005
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	Rectangle
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	270 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Representativeness	plot represents narrow band between upper fields and TP ROW - plot well positioned to avoid upper edge and capture essentuial character of the site
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	1 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
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	upslope of plot is old field

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 2 %         -none- 3 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 4 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 5 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory CAOV3 Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory CAOV3 Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 6 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 7 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 8 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Tall Shrub 19 %         -none- 9 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Tall Shrub 19 %         -none- 10 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 11 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Solidago juncea Solidago juncea Aiton Solidago juncea early goldenrod SOJU Solidago juncea Aiton Solidago juncea early goldenrod SOJU Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 13 Poaceae Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Poaceae **   Poaceae Grass family Poaceae **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Geum canadense Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Eurybia macrophylla Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass. Eurybia macrophylla bigleaf aster EUMA27 Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass. Eurybia macrophylla bigleaf aster EUMA27 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 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 0.5 %         -none- 18 Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Cirsium vulgare bull thistle CIVU Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Cirsium vulgare bull thistle CIVU Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Eupatorium sessilifolium Eupatorium sessilifolium L. Eupatorium sessilifolium upland boneset EUSE3 Eupatorium sessilifolium L. Eupatorium sessilifolium upland boneset EUSE3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 22 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 23 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam OSVI Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 24 Rhus aromatica Rhus aromatica Aiton Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac RHAR4 Rhus aromatica Aiton Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac RHAR4 Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 25 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium L. Viburnum prunifolium blackhaw VIPR Viburnum prunifolium L. Viburnum prunifolium blackhaw VIPR Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry CETE Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry CETE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 27 Rubus idaeus Rubus idaeus L. Rubus idaeus American red raspberry RUID Rubus idaeus L. Rubus idaeus American red raspberry RUID Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 28 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory CAOV3 Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory CAOV3 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 29 Cornus florida Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood COFL2 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood COFL2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 30 Vitis Vitis L. Vitis grape VITIS Vitis L. Vitis grape VITIS Vine/Liana 2 %         -none- 31 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- 32 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle LOJA Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle LOJA Vine/Liana 0.5 %         -none- 33 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   18 m 60 % Sub-Canopy   8 m 50 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 20 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 20 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 30 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana   0.3 m 5 %
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