095-MONF-0518
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0518
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0518
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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: Grant region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	60 (X) x 5 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	300 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	741 m
Slope Aspect	306 º
Slope Gradient	50 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Trail runs just behind cliff top opening provideing frequent access to overlooks. Just back from the open cliff top is a woodland of dwarf pitch pine - table mountain pine . Cliff face has scattered pine and sweet birch and abundant Lassalia on exposed positions, dropping out on high angle positions.;Sandstone escarpment along sloping ridgeline of N Fork Mtn. Plot is marrow zone of open cliff top and upper ledges with full exposure to sun and rain. Top includes areas of crushed gravel with herbs and shrubs, including bonzai pine. Steeper faces are dominated by Lasallia pensylvanica~scarcily on tops may be partly due to trample.
Representativeness	Narrow zone of inaccessible cliff top. Plot placed along a 60 m at wider low angle cliff, includes trampled gravel.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	8 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-May-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	300 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	Lasallia pensylvanica cliff

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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 7 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 8 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 9 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 40 %         -none- 10 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 11 Xanthoparmelia plittii Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 12 Aspicilia Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 13 Physcia subtilis Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 14 Aspicilia Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 15 Buellia Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 16 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 17 Cladonia uncialis Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Polysporina Polysporina **   Polysporina **   Polysporina **   Polysporina **   Polysporina **   Polysporina **   Polysporina **   Polysporina **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 19 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 20 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 21 Dicranum condensatum Dicranum condensatum **   Dicranum condensatum **   Dicranum condensatum **   Dicranum condensatum **   Dicranum condensatum **   Dicranum condensatum **   Dicranum condensatum **   Dicranum condensatum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 22 Polytrichum juniperinum Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 23 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Nonvascular     70 %
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