VAFO.58
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.58
Author Observation Code	VAFO.58
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.113473997 º
Longitude	-75.443057619 º
Author Location	VAFO
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania quadrangle: Valley Forge area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	sandstone-shale
Landscape Narrative	Nearly mature stand of mixed hardwoods: black oaks, beech, locally abundant tuliptree. No signs of recent disturbance other than footpaths. Understory sparse. Most of polygon on slope and 20-30 meters morth of slope, on flat.
Representativeness	Plot more or less typical of stand; composition varies with clumping distribution of individual tree
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
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	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 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Canopy 38 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 34 cm       1 stem(s) 39 cm       1 stem(s) 50 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Canopy 38 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 28 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 38 cm       1 stem(s) 39 cm       1 stem(s) 42 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Canopy 8 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 71 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Canopy 8 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 50 cm       1 stem(s) 6 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Sub-Canopy 38 % 04       -none- 7 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm       1 stem(s) 8 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Tall Shrub 19 % 03       -none- 10 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 19 % 03       -none- 11 Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Lam. **   Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Lam. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. Bart. Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. Bart. Epifagus virginiana beechdrops Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. Bart. **   Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. Bart. Epifagus virginiana beechdrops Epifagus virginiana (L.) W. Bart. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Nonvascular 2.5 % 02       -none- 19 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- 20 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- 21 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 23 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 24 Fraxinus L. Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash Fraxinus L. **   Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash Fraxinus L. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 25 Pyrus L. Pyrus L. Pyrus pear Pyrus L. **   Pyrus L. Pyrus pear Pyrus L. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 26 Carya Nutt. Carya Nutt. Carya hickory Carya Nutt. **   Carya Nutt. Carya hickory Carya Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 27 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 28 Cercis canadensis L. Cercis canadensis L. Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. **   Cercis canadensis L. Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 30 m 35 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.1 m 5 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 25 m 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 % Vine/Liana   1 m 5 %
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