VAFO.29
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.29
Author Observation Code	VAFO.29
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.096242166 º
Longitude	-75.458327811 º
Author Location	VAFO
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Pennsylvania quadrangle: Valley Forge
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Area has a very steep very rocky slope with some signs of past canopy mortality 20-30 years ago. Stand is a mix of large black and chestnut oak and younger trees (Liriodendron, Acer rubrum, Sassafras).
Representativeness	Plot is typical of this stand with some "tall shrub" size hemlocks outside the plot, as well as some
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	70 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	31-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	31-Jul-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
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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 38 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm       1 stem(s) 48 cm       1 stem(s) 51 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy 38 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 19 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sub-Canopy 8 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 6 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 **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 16 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 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 0.25 % 01       -none- 20 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 21 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Nonvascular 2.5 % 02       -none- 22 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- 23 Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica stinging nettle Urtica dioica L. **   Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica stinging nettle Urtica dioica L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 24 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Phytolacca americana L. Phytolacca americana L. Phytolacca americana American pokeweed Phytolacca americana L. **   Phytolacca americana L. Phytolacca americana American pokeweed Phytolacca americana L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieracifolia burnweed Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. **   Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erechtites hieracifolia burnweed Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 31 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 0.25 % 01       -none- 32 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 0.25 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 25 m 30 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 5 % Nonvascular   1 m 5 % Short Shrub   2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 50 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana   1 m 5 %
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