HAFE.2
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	HAFE.2
Author Observation Code	HAFE.2
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Location Accuracy	5000 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	39.32159 º
Longitude	-77.72455 º
Author Location	HAFE -- Loudoun Heights, West Virginia
Location Narrative	River breaks on south side of Shenandoah River upstream from crossing of Rt. 340 above east end of large island and across river from Bolivar.
State or Province	West Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Harpers Ferry region|state|province: West Virginia area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	1256.63706 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	hillslope bedrock outcrop
Rock Type	siltstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Plot is on shoulder above rock outcrop and below a rolling bench (= shoulder of river breaks). Community is dominated by chestnut oak with scattered red oak. The understory is fairly open and there is some exposed bedrock. -- Community in narrow band below rolling terrace with tuliptree forest and above cliffs and boulder fields and narrow riparian forest. This community is dryer than communities above and below.
Representativeness	Dry oak type on northerly facing slopes of Loudoun Heights.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.1 m
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	07-Jul-1999
Project	Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1256.63706 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc 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 prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Canopy 50 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Canopy 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm       1 stem(s) 47 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Sub-Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Sub-Canopy 5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Prunus L. Prunus L. Prunus plum Prunus L. **   Prunus L. Prunus plum Prunus L. **   Sub-Canopy 1 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 6 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Sub-Canopy 1 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm       1 stem(s) 7 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Sub-Canopy 1 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 8 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Tall Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 9 Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry Amelanchier Medik. **   Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry Amelanchier Medik. **   Tall Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 10 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Tall Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 11 Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Cercis canadensis L. Cercis canadensis L. Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. **   Cercis canadensis L. Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 16 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 17 Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Rubus L. Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rubus phoenicolasius wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. **   Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rubus phoenicolasius wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 23 Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 24 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 25 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 26 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 27 Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunb. **   Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 Galium lanceolatum Torr. Galium lanceolatum Torr. Galium lanceolatum lanceleaf wild licorice Galium lanceolatum Torr. **   Galium lanceolatum Torr. Galium lanceolatum lanceleaf wild licorice Galium lanceolatum Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix Elymus hystrix var. hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix Elymus hystrix var. hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. Aureolaria laevigata entireleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. Aureolaria laevigata entireleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum rock polypody Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum rock polypody Polypodium virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. Cunila origanoides common dittany Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. **   Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. Cunila origanoides common dittany Cunila origanoides (L.) Britt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 Panicum L. Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass Panicum L. **   Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass Panicum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 38 Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. longifolia Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia Gaertn. var. longifolia Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia var. longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 39 Arabis L. Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 40 Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 41 Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. **   Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 42 Paronychia canadensis (L.) Wood Paronychia canadensis (L.) Wood Paronychia canadensis smooth forked nailwort Paronychia canadensis (L.) Wood **   Paronychia canadensis (L.) Wood Paronychia canadensis smooth forked nailwort Paronychia canadensis (L.) Wood **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 43 Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Descourtils Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Descourtils Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Descourtils **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Descourtils Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. var. elatior (L.) Descourtils **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 44 Heuchera americana L. var. americana Heuchera americana L. var. americana Heuchera americana var. americana American alumroot Heuchera americana L. var. americana **   Heuchera americana L. var. americana Heuchera americana var. americana American alumroot Heuchera americana L. var. americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 45 Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none- 46 Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. Dioscorea quaternata fourleaf yam Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. Dioscorea quaternata fourleaf yam Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 70 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 30 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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