095-MONF-0175
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0175
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0175
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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: Randolph region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	995 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	1.5 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	siltstone
Landscape Narrative	Bowl/saddle on ridgetop of Middle Mountain. FS road is 20m uphill from plot and old farmstead opening is just upstream. Upland forest of cherry, beech, hemlock with abundant cove of spring ephemerals possibly indicating nutrient-enriched soils.;Long, narrow seep with overhanging trees, and trees on "islands" and "peninsulas". Most trees have elevated root stocks and buttressed trunks. Herbaceous layer dominated by Veratrum viride with Viola cucullata in full bloom and Carex scabrata scattered and in dominant patches. Plot slopes from both ends to drain out a small channel at center of seep. A second drainage leads out from southern end of plot. Barriers: EO within same drainage or separated by <100m of unsuitable habitat. Processes: seepage keeps trees from invading, windthrow of trees, saturation allows organic soil to build up under reducing conditions. Minimum EO size: perhaps 100 sq m.
Representativeness	Most of small patch of seep with additional smaller patches not within plot, and discontinuous in patches along small stream.
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.5 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	94 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-May-2005
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	Betula alleghaniensis / Veratrum viride - Viola cucullata - Chrysosplenium americanum forest seep

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 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 49 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 6 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 8 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 11 Veratrum viride Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 12 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 13 Glyceria melicaria Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Glyceria melicaria **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 14 Carex scabrata Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 15 Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 17 Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 18 Cardamine pensylvanica Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Chrysosplenium americanum Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Chrysosplenium americanum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Thelypteris noveboracensis Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Carex prasina Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Carex prasina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Panax trifolius Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Sambucus Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Saxifraga micranthidifolia Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Monarda didyma Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Cinna latifolia Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Bryhnia novae-angliae Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Bryhnia novae-angliae **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 44 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 45 Plagiomnium ciliare Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 46 Dicranum fulvum Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 47 Leptodictyum humile Leptodictyum humile **   Leptodictyum humile **   Leptodictyum humile **   Leptodictyum humile **   Leptodictyum humile **   Leptodictyum humile **   Leptodictyum humile **   Leptodictyum humile **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 48 Mitrula elegans Mitrula elegans **   Mitrula elegans **   Mitrula elegans **   Mitrula elegans **   Mitrula elegans **   Mitrula elegans **   Mitrula elegans **   Mitrula elegans **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Tree 43 %         -none- 50 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tree 13 %         -none- 51 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 4 %         -none- 52 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Emergent 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Emergent       Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 10 % Canopy   27 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 10 %
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