VAFO.66
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.66
Author Observation Code	VAFO.66
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.107759713 º
Longitude	-75.448301249 º
Author Location	VAFO
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Valley Forge
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	sedimentary, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Area is an old pine/European tamarack plantation with some volunteer hardwood species. Occassional gaps have dense Microstegium cover and larger gaps also have Rubus and other weedy species. Vines are smothering the crowns of many conifers (Vitis aestiv
Representativeness	Plot is more or less typical of the stand. Dominant conifer species depend on portion of the stand
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	28-Aug-2000
Project	Valley Forge National Historic Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
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
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   Canopy 63 % 05       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 31 cm       1 stem(s) 33 cm       1 stem(s) 33 cm       1 stem(s) 33 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 37 cm       1 stem(s) 38 cm       1 stem(s) 39 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 41 cm       1 stem(s) 41 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Canopy 19 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Larix decidua P. Mill. Larix decidua P. Mill. Larix decidua European larch Larix decidua P. Mill. **   Larix decidua P. Mill. Larix decidua European larch Larix decidua P. Mill. **   Canopy 8 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 42 cm       1 stem(s) 4 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 38 % 04       -none- 5 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunb. **   Lonicera japonica Thunb. Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunb. **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 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- 11 Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle **   Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Rubus L. Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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 0.25 % 01       -none- 15 Carya Nutt. Carya Nutt. Carya hickory Carya Nutt. **   Carya Nutt. Carya hickory Carya Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 16 Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. **   Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 17 Polygonum perfoliatum L. Polygonum perfoliatum L. Polygonum perfoliatum Asiatic tearthumb Polygonum perfoliatum L. **   Polygonum perfoliatum L. Polygonum perfoliatum Asiatic tearthumb Polygonum perfoliatum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 18 Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande **   Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 19 Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 20 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieraciifolia American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. **   Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieraciifolia American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria striata fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria striata fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 24 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 25 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 30 m 35 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 30 % Nonvascular   0.1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 8 m 15 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana 0 m 30 m 40 % Short Shrub   2 m 5 %
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