VAFO.59
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.59
Author Observation Code	VAFO.59
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.113961122 º
Longitude	-75.440549475 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	135 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Step in slope
Rock Type	sandstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Area appears to be mid-successional with a mix of older and much younger trees (partial clearing in past). More or less a typical Liriodendron forest, though a little more mixed in composition; e.g. beech and american elm present.
Representativeness	Plot more or less typical of stand; Liriodendron dominant or co-dominant, but maybe less important i
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
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 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Canopy 38 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 31 cm       1 stem(s) 42 cm       1 stem(s) 49 cm       1 stem(s) 64 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 19 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 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       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 38 cm       1 stem(s) 4 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 19 % 03       -none- 5 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 8 % 03       -none- 6 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- 7 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       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 18 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       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm       1 stem(s) 9 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm       1 stem(s) 10 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Tall Shrub 19 % 03       -none- 12 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 8 % 03       -none- 13 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 15 Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet Ligustrum vulgare L. **   Ligustrum vulgare L. Ligustrum vulgare European privet Ligustrum vulgare L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Fraxinus L. Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash Fraxinus L. **   Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash Fraxinus L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 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- 18 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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 38 % 04       -none- 20 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- 21 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 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- 23 Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 24 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 0.25 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   30 m 70 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 40 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 20 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Vine/Liana 0 m 25 m 30 %
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