095-MONF-0453
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0453
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0453
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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: Pendleton 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	1118 m
Slope Aspect	120 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	no evidence of fire on site (UPDATED: collected fire scars here in 2010 so this is not accurate-- LFH) North of site on the trail there are burned snags. No charcoal pieces in soil.
Representativeness	More pitch piney than the rest of the ridge in the area. Pitch pines are mostly scattered trees. Behind plot is an oak/maple/pine forest
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jun-2009
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus rigida / Kalmia latifolia woodland; Pine Seedlings < 1 m tall: Pitch: 29 (no seedlings of other pine species)

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 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Emergent 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 30.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Canopy 17.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 20.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 22.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 27.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 30.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 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 **   Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Canopy 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 23.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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 **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 7 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 8 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 9 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 10 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 11 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 12 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 13 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 14 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 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 %         -none- 17 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 18 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 19 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Short Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 20 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 21 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 27 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 28 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 29 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 30 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 31 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 32 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 33 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 34 Dryopteris Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Agrostis hyemalis Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Dicentra eximia Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Potentilla Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 7.5 %         -none- 54 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 55 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 56 dome-forming moss dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 57 crustose lichens crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 58 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tree 62.5 %         -none- 59 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tree 35 %         -none- 60 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 7.5 %         -none- 61 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 **   Tree 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Emergent 10 m 15 m 3 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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