095-MONF-0563
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0563
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0563
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	7 (X) x 30 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	210 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1124 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Large N-S running ridge to the S ca. 8 mi. is US Rt 33 to the N ca. 12 mi. is Rt 28. Seneca Rocks can be observed from the community and is located ca 2 mi. NW. To the S ca. 0.25 mi. is another outcrop with another small patch of this community. To the E adjacent to the plot is a bear oak / heath shrubland. To the W below the cliff is a somewhat mesic red oak forest.;Open hot and sunny cliff top, the community is very narrow and is likely relatively shrub free due to edaphic conditions. There are a few scattered sweet birch and low bush blueberries. The community is primarily an open herbaceous cliff top dominated by Paronychia argyrocoma - Deschampsia flexuosa - Sibaldiopsis tridentata / foliosa - crust covered sandstone. The EO's are known from this location but this is such a picturesque spot I chose to complete a plot.
Representativeness	Small patch cliff top community of silvery nailwort - three toothed cinquefoil - hairgrass / foliose - crust lichen covered cliff top. Similar to lithomorphic plots N of US Rt. 33. However here there is a higher abundance of the nailwort and cinquefoil. C
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	55 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	4 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Jul-2013
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	210 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	Paronychia argyrocoma - Deschampsia flexuosa - Sibbaldiopsis tridentata / lichen covered cliff top

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 2 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 10 %         -none- 3 Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 4 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 5 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 7 black asphault black asphault **   black asphault **   black asphault **   black asphault **   black asphault **   black asphault **   black asphault **   black asphault **   Nonvascular 7 %         -none- 8 Sarcogyne clavus Sarcogyne clavus **   Sarcogyne clavus **   Sarcogyne clavus **   Sarcogyne clavus **   Sarcogyne clavus **   Sarcogyne clavus **   Sarcogyne clavus **   Sarcogyne clavus **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 9 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 10 Trapeliopsis granulosa Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 11 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 12 Buellia Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Buellia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Hypogymnia physodes Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 15 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 16 Cladonia pleurota Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 17 Flavoparmelia baltimorensis Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 moss moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 20 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 Polytrichum juniperinum Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 22 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub       Tall Shrub       Tree       Nonvascular     40 %
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