095-HORI-0011
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-HORI-0011
Author Observation Code	095-HORI-0011
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Webster region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	30 (X) x 5 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	150 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	725 m
Slope Aspect	224 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	A very steep trail leads to a bench at the plot site. Back from cliff is a small patch of stunted Pinus rigida. Slopes have oak / rhododendron with heavy browseline.;Clifftop of southwest facing sandstone escarpment on top of a knob. Convex upper clifftop and face with hottest aspect. Rock has moderate cover by squammulose and crustose lichens. Umbilicate lichens conspicuously scarce compared to rocks in high Alleghenies and Ridge and Valley, but becomes more abundant on upper cliff face. Clifftop may be partly kept open for views.
Representativeness	Small patch of low angle clifftop. Plot includes most of this habitat here, with a couple small outlier outlooks both directions. This is very rare habitat in this region of the state.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	95 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Litter	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Jun-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	150 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	sandstone clifftop lichen community

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 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 9 Porpidia subsimplex Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 10 Campylopus tallulensis Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 11 Diploschistes scruposus Diploschistes scruposus **   Diploschistes scruposus **   Diploschistes scruposus **   Diploschistes scruposus **   Diploschistes scruposus **   Diploschistes scruposus **   Diploschistes scruposus **   Diploschistes scruposus **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 12 Cladonia strepsilis Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Xanthoparmelia plittii Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 Rhizocarpon rubescens Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 15 Aspicilia cinerea Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 16 Cladonia uncialis Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 17 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Lepraria neglecta Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 19 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 20 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 3 % Nonvascular     30 %
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