095-NERI-0315
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0315
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0315
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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) x 20 (Y)
Shape	square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	520 m
Slope Aspect	234 º
Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Stream corridor below supports yellow birch with patches of twisted sedge in creek bed (see plots 311-314).;South facing slope with oak-hickory forest with sugar maple coming up. Includes some rich site herbs like goldenseal and snakeroot. Relatively high herb diversity but low cover. Lots of wind throw headed down hill.
Representativeness	ELU 223 (south facing cove on sandstone). Dry mesic oak hickory forest.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	80 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Aug-2002
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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus rubra - Carya glabra / Ageratina altissima 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 rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 54 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 39 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 44 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Canopy 4 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 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) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 10 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 21 Packera obovata Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Hydrastis canadensis Hydrastis canadensis **   Hydrastis canadensis **   Hydrastis canadensis **   Hydrastis canadensis **   Hydrastis canadensis **   Hydrastis canadensis **   Hydrastis canadensis **   Hydrastis canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Monarda Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Allium tricoccum Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Galium lanceolatum Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Smilax tamnoides Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Smilax tamnoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Viola sagittata Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Viola blanda var. blanda Viola blanda var. blanda **   Viola blanda var. blanda **   Viola blanda var. blanda **   Viola blanda var. blanda **   Viola blanda var. blanda **   Viola blanda var. blanda **   Viola blanda var. blanda **   Viola blanda var. blanda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Scutellaria elliptica Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Aureolaria pedicularia Aureolaria pedicularia **   Aureolaria pedicularia **   Aureolaria pedicularia **   Aureolaria pedicularia **   Aureolaria pedicularia **   Aureolaria pedicularia **   Aureolaria pedicularia **   Aureolaria pedicularia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Phryma leptostachya Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Thalictrum Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 %
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