VAFO.56
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.56
Author Observation Code	VAFO.56
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.110257145 º
Longitude	-75.450147976 º
Author Location	VAFO
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Valley Forge area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Pennsylvania
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Landscape Narrative	Area appears to be a large swale (a former backwater area / channel?). Very little woody vegetation.
Representativeness	Plot straddled three vegetation zones in a swale: 1 - a wide Phalaris zone, 2 - a narrow, sometimes
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	25-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	100 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 Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Phalaris arundinacea L. Phalaris arundinacea reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. **   Herbaceous 63 % 05       -none- 2 Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. **   Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum hydropiperoides swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. **   Herbaceous 38 % 04       -none- 3 Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong Sparganium androcladum branched bur-reed Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong **   Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong Sparganium androcladum branched bur-reed Sparganium androcladum (Engelm.) Morong **   Herbaceous 19 % 03       -none- 4 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 19 % 03       -none- 5 Polygonum sagittatum L. Polygonum sagittatum L. Polygonum sagittatum arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum L. **   Polygonum sagittatum L. Polygonum sagittatum arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. Echinochloa muricata rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. **   Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. Echinochloa muricata rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Cuscuta L. Cuscuta L. Cuscuta dodder Cuscuta L. **   Cuscuta L. Cuscuta dodder Cuscuta L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Rumex verticillatus L. Rumex verticillatus L. Rumex verticillatus swamp dock Rumex verticillatus L. **   Rumex verticillatus L. Rumex verticillatus swamp dock Rumex verticillatus L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 100 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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