095-CCSP-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CCSP-0003
Author Observation Code	095-CCSP-0003
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Morgan region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	673 m
Slope Aspect	150 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Behind locked gate within Cacapon State Park. Buffered on three sides by protected Oak forest, but to the west is an old (gated) road used for hiking & horseback riding. Private land (hunt club) lies about 100m to the west. Old road is vector for garlic mustard and Japanese stiltgrass.;Large stand of Oak - Hickory forest, part of matrix Oak forest on the ridgetop of Cacapon Mtn. Probably second growth following logging and burning within last 100 years. Quite a few large deadfalls occur in this community (no stumps visible). Several snags may be related to gypsy moth outbreak in 1980's. Shrub layer is sparse and herb layer is dominated by graminoids. Boot strap fungus observed under the bark of the standing dead oaks.
Representativeness	Plot placed to sample matrix ridgetop forest within windy ridge polygon. This plot is similar to CCSP.2 but has a greater hickoy componet.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.5 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jul-2008
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	complete
Bryophyte Quality	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus prinus / Carya ovalis / Deschampsia flexuosa forest

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Ht. Err # 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 39 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Canopy 8 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 4 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Sub-Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 6 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Ampelopsis arborea Ampelopsis arborea **   Ampelopsis arborea **   Ampelopsis arborea **   Ampelopsis arborea **   Ampelopsis arborea **   Ampelopsis arborea **   Ampelopsis arborea **   Ampelopsis arborea **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 17 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 18 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Paronychia canadensis Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carex cephalophora Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Hieracium venosum Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Polygonum scandens Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Hedeoma pulegioides Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Galium circaezans var. circaezans Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Galium circaezans var. circaezans **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Triodanis perfoliata Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Mushrooms (3 collected) Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Mushrooms (3 collected) **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Dicranaceae Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Tree 35 %         -none- 51 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tree 25 %         -none- 52 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Tree 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 50 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 50 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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