DEWA.246
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	DEWA.246
Author Observation Code	DEWA.246.2004
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 13 June 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	41.1 º
Longitude	-75 º
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Pennsylvania
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	238 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	escarpment
Representativeness	The plot is typical of the narrow strip along the ridge crest. Anthoxanthum tends to be very abundant everywhere in the grassland and adjacent woodland.
Soil Drainage	somewhat excessively drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	60 %
Name Other	Polytrichium spp.
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Jun-2004
Observation End Date	07-Jun-2004
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Pennsylvania HP Delaware Water Gap
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	Fuel is mixture of warm and cool season grasses on very thin soils over shale. Bedrock is exposed in places. Grasses are mostly <1m high, with the majority <67 cm or 2 ft.

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 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash FRAM2 Canopy 2 %         -none- 2 Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar JUVI Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar JUVI Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 3 Juniperus virginiana Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar JUVI Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar JUVI Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 4 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. Quercus ilicifolia bear oak QUIL Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. Quercus ilicifolia bear oak QUIL Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 5 Carya glabra Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Anthoxanthum odoratum sweet vernalgrass ANOD Anthoxanthum odoratum L. Anthoxanthum odoratum sweet vernalgrass ANOD Herbaceous 38 %         -none- 7 Deschampsia flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hairgrass DEFL Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hairgrass DEFL Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 8 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem SCSC Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem SCSC Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 9 Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella L. Rumex acetosella common sheep sorrel RUAC3 Rumex acetosella L. Rumex acetosella common sheep sorrel RUAC3 Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 10 Carex swanii Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack. Carex swanii Swan's sedge CASW Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack. Carex swanii Swan's sedge CASW Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 11 Poa compressa Poa compressa L. Poa compressa Canada bluegrass POCO Poa compressa L. Poa compressa Canada bluegrass POCO Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 12 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass DASP2 Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass DASP2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Comandra umbellata Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax COUM Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax COUM Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 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 0.5 %         -none- 15 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- 16 Galium aparine Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly GAAP2 Galium aparine L. Galium aparine stickywilly GAAP2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Corydalis sempervirens Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers. Corydalis sempervirens rock harlequin COSE5 Corydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers. Corydalis sempervirens rock harlequin COSE5 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil POCA17 Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil POCA17 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   13 m 5 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 10 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 50 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 60 %
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