095-COOP-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-COOP-0003
Author Observation Code	095-COOP-0003
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	40 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Monongalia region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	594 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	110 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	State Park section of Coopers RockState Forest. Popular recreation site. Downslope is beautiful acidic red oak forest.;Dry sandstone cliff face mostly shaded by large oaks. Cliff face is mostly vertical or overhanging, but there is a section slightly less than vertical. Cliff face is infrequently climbed with trail at the bottom.
Representativeness	Most of small patch of dry cliff face, repeated many times on this south aspect.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	9.5 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	0.5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Sep-2012
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	lichen covered dry sandstone cliff face

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 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 53 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 5 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 6 Asplenium ruta-muraria Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Lepraria caesiella Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Nonvascular 21 %         -none- 9 Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 10 Caloplaca reptans Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 11 Hypotrachyna minarum Hypotrachyna minarum **   Hypotrachyna minarum **   Hypotrachyna minarum **   Hypotrachyna minarum **   Hypotrachyna minarum **   Hypotrachyna minarum **   Hypotrachyna minarum **   Hypotrachyna minarum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 12 Cladonia caespiticia Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 15 green crust green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 16 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 17 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 19 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     1 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 10 % Nonvascular     20 %
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