095-NERI-0124
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0124
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0124
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Fayette region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	314.15 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	230 m
Slope Aspect	275 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	This plot is in an open flatrock area along the New River. Other flatrock communities in the NRGNR can be found at Camp Brookside and at Sandstone Falls.;This plot is located on bedrock along the New River. This bedrock is periodically scoured by high water events creating a special assemblage of plants.
Representativeness	This plot represents an open flatrock community. Other flatrock communities within the NRGNR can be found at Camp Brookside and at Sandstone Falls.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	95 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Jul-1998
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	314.15 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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Andropogon gerardii Flatrock Community

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 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 14 Lespedeza cuneata Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 Solidago canadensis Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 16 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 17 Ludwigia alternifolia Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Ludwigia alternifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Allium cernuum var. cernuum Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Liatris spicata Liatris spicata **   Liatris spicata **   Liatris spicata **   Liatris spicata **   Liatris spicata **   Liatris spicata **   Liatris spicata **   Liatris spicata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Tripsacum dactyloides Tripsacum dactyloides **   Tripsacum dactyloides **   Tripsacum dactyloides **   Tripsacum dactyloides **   Tripsacum dactyloides **   Tripsacum dactyloides **   Tripsacum dactyloides **   Tripsacum dactyloides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Sisyrinchium Sisyrinchium **   Sisyrinchium **   Sisyrinchium **   Sisyrinchium **   Sisyrinchium **   Sisyrinchium **   Sisyrinchium **   Sisyrinchium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Polygonum Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Rhynchospora capitellata Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Panicum virgatum Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Panicum virgatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Daucus carota Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Lysimachia nummularia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Diodia virginiana var. virginiana Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Diodia virginiana var. virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Lonicera Lonicera **   Lonicera **   Lonicera **   Lonicera **   Lonicera **   Lonicera **   Lonicera **   Lonicera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Commelina communis Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Commelina communis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Eragrostis Eragrostis **   Eragrostis **   Eragrostis **   Eragrostis **   Eragrostis **   Eragrostis **   Eragrostis **   Eragrostis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Lythrum salicaria Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Lythrum salicaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Xanthium strumarium var. canadense Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Xanthium strumarium var. canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Elymus virginicus var. virginicus Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Linum Linum **   Linum **   Linum **   Linum **   Linum **   Linum **   Linum **   Linum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Tradescantia virginiana Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Plantago major Plantago major **   Plantago major **   Plantago major **   Plantago major **   Plantago major **   Plantago major **   Plantago major **   Plantago major **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum var. perfoliatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Eleocharis Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Eleocharis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Trifolium pratense Trifolium pratense **   Trifolium pratense **   Trifolium pratense **   Trifolium pratense **   Trifolium pratense **   Trifolium pratense **   Trifolium pratense **   Trifolium pratense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Baptisia australis var. australis Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Baptisia australis var. australis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Paspalum laeve Paspalum laeve **   Paspalum laeve **   Paspalum laeve **   Paspalum laeve **   Paspalum laeve **   Paspalum laeve **   Paspalum laeve **   Paspalum laeve **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 Panicum Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 Bidens Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Bidens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 57 Hypericum mutilum Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Hypericum mutilum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 59 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 60 Scirpus pendulus Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Scirpus pendulus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 61 Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 62 Cyperus strigosus Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Cyperus strigosus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 63 Rhynchospora recognita Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 64 Tussilago farfara Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 65 Carex frankii Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Carex frankii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 66 Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. implicatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 67 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 68 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 69 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 4 %         -none- 70 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 71 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     40 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Canopy
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