095-PEND-0082
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0082
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0082
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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	744 m
Slope Aspect	124 º
Slope Gradient	132 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Above plot quickly becomes very weedy with garlic mustard, cheat grass, Leonorus, Below plot is steeper and more open~continues similar to this plot then below that is rock with Virginia pine.;Southeast flank of mountain ridge, above an open bedrock exposure. Slightly deeper soils here support a stunted forest of mixed oaks with smaller hickories. Shrub layers are sparse, consisting of a few tree saplings. Understory is dominated by grasses and sedges.
Representativeness	Large patch of oak-hickory woodland / forest, continues in narrow zone horizontally above more open rocky glade. Squeezed plot between open pine glade downslope and weedy rich oak hickory upslope.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Wood	7 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	3 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	31-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	Quercus prinus - Carya glabra / Amelanchier arborea / Carex pennsylvanica 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 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 56 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 # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 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 # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 39 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 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 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 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 **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 14 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 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 0.5 %         -none- 16 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 20 Sphenopholis nitida Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Hieracium venosum Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Pycnanthemum incanum Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Cruciata pedemontana Cruciata pedemontana **   Cruciata pedemontana **   Cruciata pedemontana **   Cruciata pedemontana **   Cruciata pedemontana **   Cruciata pedemontana **   Cruciata pedemontana **   Cruciata pedemontana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 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 0.5 %         -none- 29 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Parietaria pensylvanica Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Viola rostrata Viola rostrata **   Viola rostrata **   Viola rostrata **   Viola rostrata **   Viola rostrata **   Viola rostrata **   Viola rostrata **   Viola rostrata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Triodanis perfoliata Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Paronychia canadensis Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Carex molestiformis Carex molestiformis **   Carex molestiformis **   Carex molestiformis **   Carex molestiformis **   Carex molestiformis **   Carex molestiformis **   Carex molestiformis **   Carex molestiformis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Sedum glaucophyllum Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 green foliose green foliose **   green foliose **   green foliose **   green foliose **   green foliose **   green foliose **   green foliose **   green foliose **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 48 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 49 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     20 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 70 % Nonvascular     5 %
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