095-MONF-0282
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0282
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0282
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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: Pendleton 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	1445 m
Slope Aspect	60 º
Slope Gradient	6 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	High mountain top with spruce communities on top including woodlands (MONF.281) and forest. Even aged younger stands have dense shade with little growing in understory by mosses (Leucobryum).;High elevation mountain top with caprock of Pottsville sandstone. Level to rolling wide plateau like ridge. Forest strongly dominated by somewhat stunted spruce with scattered Yellow birch. There is moderate cover by Vaccinium erythrocarpon in the shrub layer and heavy moss cover on the floor.
Representativeness	Matrix forest of top of Spruce Knob, mature patch with shrub layer and multiple size classes of spruce.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	40 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	58 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-2006
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	Picea rubens / Vaccinium erythrocarpum forest

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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 75 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 34 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 37 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 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 **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 4 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 8 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 9 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 13 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Clintonia Clintonia **   Clintonia **   Clintonia **   Clintonia **   Clintonia **   Clintonia **   Clintonia **   Clintonia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Dryopteris campyloptera Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 Polypodium appalachianum Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 40 %         -none- 25 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 26 Brotherella recurvans Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 27 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 28 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 30 Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 31 Ptilium crista-castrensis Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree 75 %         -none- 33 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Tree 15 %         -none- 34 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tree 11 %         -none- 35 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 10 %         -none- 36 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 6 %         -none- 37 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tree 5 %         -none- 38 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Tree 3 %         -none- 39 Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Tree 1 %         -none- 40 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Tree 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 90 % Tree       Nonvascular     70 %
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