095-GRAN-0044
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GRAN-0044
Author Observation Code	095-GRAN-0044
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Grant region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	11 (X) x 36 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	396 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	488 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	90 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	To the S ca. 300 m is an old (abandoned?) limestone quarry. Above the cliff is a continuation of the community at GRAN.43. CR 28/4 is located ca. 120 m W. There are large piles of gravel limestone long both sides of the road.;Open sunny limestone cliff on W facing slope. There are a few small ledges along the cliff. These are home to gnarled eastern red cedar and yellow nailwort. However most of the face is sheer with moss and lichen cover dominating. The cliff appears highly erodable with small flow channels worn on the face and several areas sloughing off exposing new limestone with little if any vascular or non-vascular plant growth.
Representativeness	Linear band of exposed limestone cliff. Plot was sampled from both the top and bottom of cliff. Undersampled type due to rarity. There are similar exposures in Smokehole.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	99 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Wood	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Litter	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Sep-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	396 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 limestone cliff face

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 2 Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 3 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 4 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 5 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Heuchera Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Chamaesyce nutans Chamaesyce nutans **   Chamaesyce nutans **   Chamaesyce nutans **   Chamaesyce nutans **   Chamaesyce nutans **   Chamaesyce nutans **   Chamaesyce nutans **   Chamaesyce nutans **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Paronychia virginica Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Euphorbia dentata var. dentata Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Euphorbia dentata var. dentata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 11 Solidago arguta var. harrisii Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Lichinaceae gen. et sp. Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Lichinaceae gen. et sp. **   Nonvascular 40 %         -none- 13 Grimmia pilifera Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 14 Caloplaca Caloplaca **   Caloplaca **   Caloplaca **   Caloplaca **   Caloplaca **   Caloplaca **   Caloplaca **   Caloplaca **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 15 Caloplaca flavovirescens Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 16 black thalloid lichen black thalloid lichen **   black thalloid lichen **   black thalloid lichen **   black thalloid lichen **   black thalloid lichen **   black thalloid lichen **   black thalloid lichen **   black thalloid lichen **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 17 Thyrea confusa Thyrea confusa **   Thyrea confusa **   Thyrea confusa **   Thyrea confusa **   Thyrea confusa **   Thyrea confusa **   Thyrea confusa **   Thyrea confusa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Lepraria disjuncta Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 Anomodon attenuatus Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     1 % Short Shrub       Nonvascular     60 %
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