095-GRAN-0050
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GRAN-0050
Author Observation Code	095-GRAN-0050
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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	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	440 m
Slope Aspect	266 º
Slope Gradient	85 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Watergap cuts through limestone and sandstone strata (knobly and New Creek Mountains) with a diversity of lithomorphic and forest habitats. Below plot is red oak - chinquapin oak - sugar maple forest. Above cliff are junipers.;Prominent limestone cliff band exposed in a water gap in the Ridge and Valley ecoregion. Bottom of cliff is blocky limestone, capped by smoother, weathered rock. There are some overhangs and abundant mammal scat.
Representativeness	Small patch, linear cliff band. Sampled from bottom. Only includes stems and woody cover rooted on bedrock cliff face.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	98 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1.5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0.5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Oct-2014
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	Caloplaca - white paint lichen limestone cliff

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 3 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 4 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 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- 10 Campanula rotundifolia Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Arabis lyrata Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 14 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- 15 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Nepeta cataria Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 Carex eburnea Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Caloplaca cirrochroa Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Caloplaca cirrochroa **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 20 Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 21 Verrucaria sp. Verrucaria sp. **   Verrucaria sp. **   Verrucaria sp. **   Verrucaria sp. **   Verrucaria sp. **   Verrucaria sp. **   Verrucaria sp. **   Verrucaria sp. **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 22 Lepraria disjuncta Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 23 Dirinaria frostii Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 24 Psora pseudorussellii Psora pseudorussellii **   Psora pseudorussellii **   Psora pseudorussellii **   Psora pseudorussellii **   Psora pseudorussellii **   Psora pseudorussellii **   Psora pseudorussellii **   Psora pseudorussellii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 25 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 26 Bagliettoa baldensis Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 27 Caloplaca flavovirescens Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Caloplaca flavovirescens **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 28 Mniaceae 1 Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 29 Collema Collema **   Collema **   Collema **   Collema **   Collema **   Collema **   Collema **   Collema **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 30 moss 2 moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 31 Mniaceae 2 Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 32 Rhytidium Rhytidium **   Rhytidium **   Rhytidium **   Rhytidium **   Rhytidium **   Rhytidium **   Rhytidium **   Rhytidium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 33 rock moss rock moss **   rock moss **   rock moss **   rock moss **   rock moss **   rock moss **   rock moss **   rock moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 34 black moss black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 moss 1 moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 36 Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 37 mat moss in moist crack mat moss in moist crack **   mat moss in moist crack **   mat moss in moist crack **   mat moss in moist crack **   mat moss in moist crack **   mat moss in moist crack **   mat moss in moist crack **   mat moss in moist crack **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 3 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Nonvascular     20 %
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