VAFO.42
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.42
Author Observation Code	VAFO.42
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.107289731 º
Longitude	-75.460102364 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	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Rock Type	coal
Landscape Narrative	Forest lies in a former coal silt settling basin. Likely floods up to a foot deep in spring.
Representativeness	Plot typical of stnad, with occassional large gaps dominated by Microstegium.
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
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	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 Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata Michx. **   Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata Michx. **   Emergent 19 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 34 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 43 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Canopy 38 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 35 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 38 % 04       -none- 5 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple Acer saccharinum L. **   Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple Acer saccharinum L. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm       1 stem(s) 6 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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 63 % 05       -none- 11 Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum L. **   Polygonum pensylvanicum L. Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum L. **   Herbaceous 8 % 03       -none- 12 Mentha L. Mentha L. Mentha mint Mentha L. **   Mentha L. Mentha mint Mentha L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix L. **   Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Pilea pumila (L.) Gray Pilea pumila (L.) Gray Pilea pumila Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila (L.) Gray **   Pilea pumila (L.) Gray Pilea pumila Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila (L.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 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- 18 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Polygonum cespitosum Blume Polygonum cespitosum Blume Polygonum cespitosum oriental ladysthumb Polygonum cespitosum Blume **   Polygonum cespitosum Blume Polygonum cespitosum oriental ladysthumb Polygonum cespitosum Blume **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Lycopus L. Lycopus L. Lycopus waterhorehound Lycopus L. **   Lycopus L. Lycopus waterhorehound Lycopus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 22 Asclepias incarnata L. Asclepias incarnata L. Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata L. **   Asclepias incarnata L. Asclepias incarnata swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 23 Vitis L. Vitis L. Vitis grape Vitis L. **   Vitis L. Vitis grape Vitis L. **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Nonvascular 2.5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 50 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent 20 m 25 m 20 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 15 m 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana   1 m 5 %
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