095-GRGA-0008
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GRGA-0008
Author Observation Code	095-GRGA-0008
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	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	470 m
Slope Aspect	210 º
Slope Gradient	24 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Boulderfield/talus
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	TNC preserve. Upslope boulderfield continues 100m then cliffs. Boulderfields to west support open forest with Tilia, tons of Virginia creeper. Hemlocks on this south aspect are still alive.;Boulderfield slope with SW aspect with large openings separated by tree islands. Sandstone boulders average 1-3 m long. Coarse substrates provides numerous openings to subterranean habitat. Boulder tops are dominated by a green foliose lichen, intermixed with smaller Dimalaena cf. Lasallia pensylvanica is patchy on steeper boulder faces. Different lichens and mosses grow in dark depths.
Representativeness	Open boulderfield ~green blush visable on air photo may be foliose green lichen (to east blush fails - may be more active)
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	100 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-May-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 dominated boulderfield

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 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 Pinus Pinus **   Pinus **   Pinus **   Pinus **   Pinus **   Pinus **   Pinus **   Pinus **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 3 Xanthoparmelia hypofusca Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Nonvascular 50 %         -none- 4 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 5 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 6 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 7 Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Xanthoparmelia viriduloumbrina **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 8 Aspicilia cinerea Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 9 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 10 Lepraria nomandinioides Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 11 Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 12 Dicranum fuscescens Dicranum fuscescens **   Dicranum fuscescens **   Dicranum fuscescens **   Dicranum fuscescens **   Dicranum fuscescens **   Dicranum fuscescens **   Dicranum fuscescens **   Dicranum fuscescens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 13 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Nonvascular     70 %
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