095-PEND-0076
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0076
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0076
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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: Pendleton 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	507 m
Slope Aspect	230 º
Slope Gradient	85 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Remote, steep gorge. Across river is small cabin. Flooded rocks below cliff has Physocarpus opulifolius - Rhododendron arborescens, Platanus occidentalis, Carex emoryii~ one flowering stem, 20 m x 20 m vegetative along water in silt.;Tall, interrupted limestone cliffs on outside bend of river. Cliff band of plot about 30 m tall. Lower cliff has a rounded base that is then undercut ~ this base has especially heavy cover of poison ivy. Above base is near vertical 20 m tall rock face with sparse lichen cover. Rock faces are heavily bolted for recreational climbing.
Representativeness	Spectacular limestone cliff band ~ very large for type. Plot location is severly limited by access. Plot is lower cliff face and convex cliff base, above floodline.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	84 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-May-2013
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	Toxicodendron radicans / Dermatocarpon 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 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 2 Rhus typhina Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 8 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 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 1 %         -none- 11 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Saponaria officinalis Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Saponaria officinalis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 Marrubium vulgare Marrubium vulgare **   Marrubium vulgare **   Marrubium vulgare **   Marrubium vulgare **   Marrubium vulgare **   Marrubium vulgare **   Marrubium vulgare **   Marrubium vulgare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Arabis lyrata Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Hylotelephium telephioides Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Nepeta cataria Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Corydalis flavula Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Heuchera alba Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Collema pustulatum Collema pustulatum **   Collema pustulatum **   Collema pustulatum **   Collema pustulatum **   Collema pustulatum **   Collema pustulatum **   Collema pustulatum **   Collema pustulatum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 28 Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 29 Phaeophyscia hirsuta Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Phaeophyscia hirsuta **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 30 Xanthoria sorediata Xanthoria sorediata **   Xanthoria sorediata **   Xanthoria sorediata **   Xanthoria sorediata **   Xanthoria sorediata **   Xanthoria sorediata **   Xanthoria sorediata **   Xanthoria sorediata **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 31 Lepraria disjuncta Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 32 cushion moss cushion moss **   cushion moss **   cushion moss **   cushion moss **   cushion moss **   cushion moss **   cushion moss **   cushion moss **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 33 Lecanora valesiaca Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 34 Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tree 15 %         -none- 36 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Tree 2 %         -none- 37 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Tree 2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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