HAFE.17
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	HAFE.17
Author Observation Code	HAFE.17
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Location Accuracy	5000 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	39.32159 º
Longitude	-77.72455 º
Author Location	HAFE -- Shenandoah River, West Virginia
Location Narrative	Scoured bedrock in the channel of the Shenandoah River just downstream form Bull Falls, ca. 1.2 miles upstream from Rt. 340 Bridge.
State or Province	West Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: West Virginia quadrangle: Charles Town
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	320 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	88 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Channel bed
Landform	eroding stream channel system
Rock Type	siltstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Exposed riverside bedrock with community maintained in "open" state by occasional flooding. Community dominated by young trees (red ash, sycamore, elm), shrubs, and herbs. -- This community is limited to bedrock "islands" within the high water channel of the Shenandoah River, Floodplains adjacent to river with more stabilized soils and forest development are dominated by mature sycamore, burr oak, and Shumard oak forests.
Representativeness	Small patch shrub/herbaceous floodplain community with healthy population of globally rare plant spe
Hydrologic Regime	Intermittently flooded
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	50 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Sep-1999
Observation End Date	24-Sep-1999
Project	Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	320 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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
--no data--

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 Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra slippery elm Ulmus rubra Muhl. **   Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra slippery elm Ulmus rubra Muhl. **   Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 3 Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Platanus occidentalis L. **   Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Platanus occidentalis L. **   Tall Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 4 Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood Cornus amomum P. Mill. **   Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood Cornus amomum P. Mill. **   Tall Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 5 Salix caroliniana Michx. Salix caroliniana Michx. Salix caroliniana coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana Michx. **   Salix caroliniana Michx. Salix caroliniana coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana Michx. **   Tall Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 6 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood Cornus amomum P. Mill. **   Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood Cornus amomum P. Mill. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 8 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Short Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 9 Salix caroliniana Michx. Salix caroliniana Michx. Salix caroliniana coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana Michx. **   Salix caroliniana Michx. Salix caroliniana coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana Michx. **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 10 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 11 Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. **   Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis L. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 12 Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. **   Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. Celtis tenuifolia dwarf hackberry Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Herbaceous 6 % 03       -none- 14 Paronychia virginica Spreng. Paronychia virginica Spreng. Paronychia virginica yellow nailwort Paronychia virginica Spreng. **   Paronychia virginica Spreng. Paronychia virginica yellow nailwort Paronychia virginica Spreng. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 15 Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow Justicia americana (L.) Vahl **   Justicia americana (L.) Vahl Justicia americana American water-willow Justicia americana (L.) Vahl **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 16 Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis poverty rush Juncus tenuis Willd. **   Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis poverty rush Juncus tenuis Willd. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 17 Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash **   Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 18 Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus Aster lanceolatus Willd. ssp. lanceolatus Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus **   Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus **   Aster lanceolatus Willd. ssp. lanceolatus Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus **   Aster lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 19 Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion Allium cernuum Roth **   Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion Allium cernuum Roth **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 20 Solidago gigantea Ait. Solidago gigantea Ait. Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea Ait. **   Solidago gigantea Ait. Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea Ait. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 21 Bidens L. Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks Bidens L. **   Bidens L. Bidens beggarticks Bidens L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 22 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 23 Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum L. **   Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Eupatorium perfoliatum common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 24 Eupatorium coelestinum L. Eupatorium coelestinum L. Eupatorium coelestinum Eupatorium coelestinum L. **   Eupatorium coelestinum L. **   Eupatorium coelestinum L. Eupatorium coelestinum Eupatorium coelestinum L. **   Eupatorium coelestinum L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 25 Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Chamaesyce maculata spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small **   Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Chamaesyce maculata spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 26 Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperrider Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperrider Acalypha virginica var. rhomboidea Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperrider **   Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperrider **   Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperrider Acalypha virginica var. rhomboidea Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperrider **   Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperrider **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 27 Verbena hastata L. Verbena hastata L. Verbena hastata swamp verbena Verbena hastata L. **   Verbena hastata L. Verbena hastata swamp verbena Verbena hastata L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 28 Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 29 Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link **   Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & Gray Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & Gray Solidago canadensis var. scabra Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & Gray **   Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & Gray Solidago canadensis var. scabra Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis L. var. scabra Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Aster oblongifolius Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Aster oblongifolius Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata L. **   Lysimachia ciliata L. Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Baptisia australis blue wild indigo Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Baptisia australis blue wild indigo Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates Chasmanthium latifolium Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates **   Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates Chasmanthium latifolium Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 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 **   Vine/Liana 2 % 02       -none- 36 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. **   Vine/Liana 2 % 02       -none- 37 Vitis L. Vitis L. Vitis grape Vitis L. **   Vitis L. Vitis grape Vitis L. **   Vine/Liana 1 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Sub-Canopy     0 % Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Vine/Liana     5 %
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