VAFO.78
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.78
Author Observation Code	VAFO.78
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.099029666 º
Longitude	-75.441263936 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	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Rock Type	dolostone
Landscape Narrative	Area appears to be an old quarry/borrow pit. Area is an old field/dense shrubland with a high density of shrub Lonicera (many of which are dead or dying).
Representativeness	Plot is more or less typical of the polygon with scattered trees and saplings present with overall c
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Oct-2000
Observation End Date	02-Oct-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 Lonicera morrowii Gray Lonicera morrowii Gray Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Gray **   Lonicera morrowii Gray Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Gray **   Tall Shrub 8 % 03       -none- 2 Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. **   Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. **   Tall Shrub 8 % 03       -none- 3 Lonicera morrowii Gray Lonicera morrowii Gray Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Gray **   Lonicera morrowii Gray Lonicera morrowii Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Gray **   Short Shrub 38 % 04       -none- 4 Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. **   Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rubus phoenicolasius wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. **   Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rubus phoenicolasius wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. Rosa multiflora multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. **   Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. Rosa multiflora multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 7 Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastrus orbiculatus oriental bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. **   Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastrus orbiculatus oriental bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. **   Vine/Liana 19 % 03       -none- 8 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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 0.25 % 01       -none- 10 Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Herbaceous 63 % 05       -none- 11 Tridens flavus (L.) A.S. Hitchc. Tridens flavus (L.) A.S. Hitchc. Tridens flavus purpletop tridens Tridens flavus (L.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Tridens flavus (L.) A.S. Hitchc. Tridens flavus purpletop tridens Tridens flavus (L.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 8 % 03       -none- 12 Lolium pratense (Huds.) S.J. Darbyshire Lolium pratense (Huds.) S.J. Darbyshire Lolium pratense meadow ryegrass Lolium pratense (Huds.) S.J. Darbyshire **   Lolium pratense (Huds.) S.J. Darbyshire Lolium pratense meadow ryegrass Lolium pratense (Huds.) S.J. Darbyshire **   Herbaceous 8 % 03       -none- 13 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Waldsteinia fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. Waldsteinia fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. Waldsteinia fragarioides Appalachian barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. **   Waldsteinia fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. Waldsteinia fragarioides Appalachian barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides (Michx.) Tratt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen Setaria parviflora marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen **   Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen Setaria parviflora marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Hieracium L. Hieracium L. Hieracium hawkweed Hieracium L. **   Hieracium L. Hieracium hawkweed Hieracium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Antennaria neglecta Greene Antennaria neglecta Greene Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta Greene **   Antennaria neglecta Greene Antennaria neglecta field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta Greene **   Herbaceous 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 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- 21 Medicago lupulina L. Medicago lupulina L. Medicago lupulina black medick Medicago lupulina L. **   Medicago lupulina L. Medicago lupulina black medick Medicago lupulina L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Scutellaria lateriflora L. Scutellaria lateriflora L. Scutellaria lateriflora blue skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora L. **   Scutellaria lateriflora L. Scutellaria lateriflora blue skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Plantago lanceolata L. Plantago lanceolata L. Plantago lanceolata narrowleaf plantain Plantago lanceolata L. **   Plantago lanceolata L. Plantago lanceolata narrowleaf plantain Plantago lanceolata L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 24 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- 25 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- 26 Dianthus armeria L. Dianthus armeria L. Dianthus armeria Deptford pink Dianthus armeria L. **   Dianthus armeria L. Dianthus armeria Deptford pink Dianthus armeria L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 27 Galium L. Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium L. **   Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium 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 m 100 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0 m 2 m 50 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub   2.5 m 20 % Vine/Liana 0 m 2 m 30 %
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