095-MONF-0517
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0517
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0517
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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	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	631 m
Slope Aspect	290 º
Slope Gradient	75 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Popular rock climbing area with intersecting social trails. Forest communities below include chestnut oak - pitch, white, and Virginia pines / ericad, and birch boulderfields with dead hemlock;Lower face of tall cliff with horizontal ledges varnished by foot traffic to access climbing routes, cliff face itself seems less impacted, possibly due to lack of interest, or climbing features. West facing cliff is dominated by lichens with scattered S2 and S1 birch saplings. Base of cliff is trampled with well worn paths.
Representativeness	Convex bulge at cliff base and bottom of more steep face above it. Collected lichens where accessable without ropes. Estimated cover from base.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	99 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Apr-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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Umbilicaria muhlenbergia - crustose lichen sandstone cliff face

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 lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 3 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 30 %         -none- 6 Aspicilia laevata Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 7 Xanthoparmelia plittii Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 8 Myelochroa obsessa Myelochroa obsessa **   Myelochroa obsessa **   Myelochroa obsessa **   Myelochroa obsessa **   Myelochroa obsessa **   Myelochroa obsessa **   Myelochroa obsessa **   Myelochroa obsessa **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 9 Cladonia strepsilis Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 10 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 11 Physcia subtilis Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 12 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 15 Pohlia nutans Pohlia nutans **   Pohlia nutans **   Pohlia nutans **   Pohlia nutans **   Pohlia nutans **   Pohlia nutans **   Pohlia nutans **   Pohlia nutans **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 16 Campylopus tallulensis Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 17 Leucobryum albidum Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 18 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Tree       Nonvascular     90 %
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