095-MONF-0584
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0584
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0584
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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: Randolph 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	777 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone/shale
Rock Type	siltstone
Landscape Narrative	Downslope heaths disappear. Small creek and road run in bottom.;Upper mid-slope with south aspect on Chemung Formation. Rocky, shallow acidic soil. Community is a deciduous forest dominated by chestnut and scarlet oak. Stand origin ~1900. There are some shade tolerant trees in the subcanopy, but also some oak regeneration. Shrub layer has codominance by blueberries and mt. laurel.
Representativeness	Large patch oak / heath forest on south aspect. Copy of plot sampled by NRCS.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	8 %
Percent Wood	4 %
Percent Litter	85 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-May-2014
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	Quercus prinus - Q. coccinea / Kalmia latifolia - Vaccinium pallidum 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 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 50 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 56 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 57 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 58 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus coccinea var. coccinea Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 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 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 10 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tall Shrub 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Quercus coccinea var. coccinea Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 20 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 21 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 22 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -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 1 %         -none- 24 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 27 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 28 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 29 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 30 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 31 Quercus coccinea var. coccinea Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 32 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 33 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Convallaria majuscula Convallaria majuscula **   Convallaria majuscula **   Convallaria majuscula **   Convallaria majuscula **   Convallaria majuscula **   Convallaria majuscula **   Convallaria majuscula **   Convallaria majuscula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Hieracium venosum Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 46 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 47 Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 48 Lobaria pulmonaria Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tree 55 %         -none- 50 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 15 %         -none- 51 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tree 8 %         -none- 52 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 6 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     1 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 80 % Tree       Nonvascular     10 %
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