VAFO.41
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.41
Author Observation Code	VAFO.41
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.108453149 º
Longitude	-75.457540363 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	25 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Rock Type	coal
Landscape Narrative	Area part of former coal silt settlement basin, no signs of recent disturbance.
Representativeness	Typical of most grasslands around pools; some lower swales have some Cyperus and Carex spp.
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	10-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	25 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 Rubus L. Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 2 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Herbaceous 38 % 04       -none- 5 Dactylis glomerata L. Dactylis glomerata L. Dactylis glomerata orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata L. **   Dactylis glomerata L. Dactylis glomerata orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata L. **   Herbaceous 19 % 03       -none- 6 Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Herbaceous 19 % 03       -none- 7 Phleum pratense L. Phleum pratense L. Phleum pratense timothy Phleum pratense L. **   Phleum pratense L. Phleum pratense timothy Phleum pratense L. **   Herbaceous 8 % 03       -none- 8 Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. **   Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Trichostema dichotomum L. Trichostema dichotomum L. Trichostema dichotomum forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum L. **   Trichostema dichotomum L. Trichostema dichotomum forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media common chickweed Stellaria media (L.) Vill. **   Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Stellaria media common chickweed Stellaria media (L.) Vill. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Aster novae-angliae L. Aster novae-angliae L. Aster novae-angliae Aster novae-angliae L. **   Aster novae-angliae L. **   Aster novae-angliae L. Aster novae-angliae Aster novae-angliae L. **   Aster novae-angliae L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. Cirsium discolor field thistle Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. **   Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. Cirsium discolor field thistle Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. **   Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Dianthus armeria L. Dianthus armeria L. Dianthus armeria Deptford pink Dianthus armeria L. **   Dianthus armeria L. Dianthus armeria Deptford pink Dianthus armeria L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense field chickweed Cerastium arvense L. **   Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense field chickweed Cerastium arvense L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks Cyperus lupulinus Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks **   Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks Cyperus lupulinus Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta L. **   Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 22 unknown herb rosette unknown herb rosette **   Plantae Plants unknown herb rosette **   unknown herb rosette **   Plantae Plants unknown herb rosette **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 23 Daucus carota L. Daucus carota L. Daucus carota Queen Anne's lace Daucus carota L. **   Daucus carota L. Daucus carota Queen Anne's lace Daucus carota L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 24 Trifolium pratense L. Trifolium pratense L. Trifolium pratense red clover Trifolium pratense L. **   Trifolium pratense L. Trifolium pratense red clover Trifolium pratense L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 25 Asclepias L. Asclepias L. Asclepias milkweed Asclepias L. **   Asclepias L. Asclepias milkweed Asclepias L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 26 Vitis L. Vitis L. Vitis grape Vitis L. **   Vitis L. Vitis grape Vitis L. **   Vine/Liana 0.25 % 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. **   Vine/Liana 0.25 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 100 % Nonvascular   1 m 5 % Short Shrub   1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana   1 m 5 %
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