095-PUTN-0004
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PUTN-0004
Author Observation Code	095-PUTN-0004
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Putnam region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	262 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	90 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Farm - homestead with forests on pastures abandoned at various periods (1940's etc ...), includes oak forest, successional tuliptree, beech.;Retreating sandstone bedrock exposed by stream erosion at head of small drainage. A shower's worth of water is falling over the rock lip at sample date, Behind falls is a 3 m deep overhanging shelf. Opposing aspects have contrasting dominance - by bryophytes on E and lichens on W.
Representativeness	Plot samples entire small patch of bedrock exposure formed by stream insicion at head of hollow. Includes various aspects and micro-habitats associated with entire feature.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	70 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Mar-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	lichen - moss dominated sandstone rock house

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 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 0.5 %         -none- 2 Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 4 Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 5 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 6 Poa cuspidata Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 7 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Lepraria nomandinioides Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 9 moss 5 moss 5 **   moss 5 **   moss 5 **   moss 5 **   moss 5 **   moss 5 **   moss 5 **   moss 5 **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 10 moss 4 moss 4 **   moss 4 **   moss 4 **   moss 4 **   moss 4 **   moss 4 **   moss 4 **   moss 4 **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 11 Dicranaceae Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 12 moss 3 moss 3 **   moss 3 **   moss 3 **   moss 3 **   moss 3 **   moss 3 **   moss 3 **   moss 3 **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 13 moss 2 moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   moss 2 **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 14 moss 1 moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 15 moss 6 moss 6 **   moss 6 **   moss 6 **   moss 6 **   moss 6 **   moss 6 **   moss 6 **   moss 6 **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 16 algae on roof algae on roof **   algae on roof **   algae on roof **   algae on roof **   algae on roof **   algae on roof **   algae on roof **   algae on roof **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 17 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Lepraria Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 19 Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     1 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Nonvascular     40 %
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