095-SHALE-0014
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHALE-0014
Author Observation Code	095-SHALE-0014
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	15.24 (X)
Shape	circular
Area	182.409307120974 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	570 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Occurence is a top-rounded band of virginia pine dominated shale barren with more openings and ground vegetation than the abrupt band of sparse shale barren below which then levels our to a major highway and a sparsely populated flatland below. Upslope is a rounded hill top which grades slowly into upland forest vegetation.;Patchy-large openings with low shrubs-sedges and grasses under tree canopy. Downed trees with accumulated patches of litter.
Representativeness	The species present are representative of community area. The plot was situated containing half of a large opening and the rest was a wooded area which was also prevalent.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	1 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	12 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jul-1994
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	182.409307120974 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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus virginiana-Quercus prinus/Carex pensylvanica-(Arabis serotina, Clematis albicoma) shalebarren woodland; Scattered sawed stumps.

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 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 15 %         -none- 2 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 30.988 cm ± 0.254 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 **   Sub-Canopy 15 %         -none- 4 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         -none- 5 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 7 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Short Shrub 25 %         -none- 8 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Prunus americana Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 12 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 13 Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 14 Paronychia montana Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Claytonia virginica Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Polygonum tenue var. tenue Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Polygonum tenue var. tenue **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Trifolium virginicum Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Prunus americana Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Prunus americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Arabis serotina Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Clematis albicoma Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Penstemon pallidus Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Woodsia appalachiana Woodsia appalachiana **   Woodsia appalachiana **   Woodsia appalachiana **   Woodsia appalachiana **   Woodsia appalachiana **   Woodsia appalachiana **   Woodsia appalachiana **   Woodsia appalachiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Cladina Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     40 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Nonvascular
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