095-BLUE-0010
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0010
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0010
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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: Summers 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	654 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	The plot is repeated all over the gorge slopes. Mostly towards the upper to mid slopes. Uphill the community seems drier and less diverse. Right below the plot diversity remains much the same. Further down the slope the community turns more to a mixture of oak and pine.;The hillside is covered with seasonal rills. Fire scars are found on the larger trees.The plot is dry and the soils are deep.There is a small cliff brake at the bottom edge of the plot.
Representativeness	Large patch. This community type makes up a bulk of the Bluestone Gorge. This community is more diverse than average.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	3 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Jun-2003
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus (prinus, rubra, alba) / Acer saccharum / Fraxinus americana - Aesculus flava

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 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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 # 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 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 40 %         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) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 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) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 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 **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 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 **   Tall Shrub 30 %         -none- 13 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 14 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 16 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 17 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Morus rubra var. rubra Morus rubra var. rubra **   Morus rubra var. rubra **   Morus rubra var. rubra **   Morus rubra var. rubra **   Morus rubra var. rubra **   Morus rubra var. rubra **   Morus rubra var. rubra **   Morus rubra var. rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 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- 20 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carex jamesii Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Potentilla Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Potentilla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Vicia caroliniana Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Viola ×palmata Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Galium latifolium Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Stellaria media Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Polygonum scandens Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Heuchera americana var. americana Heuchera americana var. americana **   Heuchera americana var. americana **   Heuchera americana var. americana **   Heuchera americana var. americana **   Heuchera americana var. americana **   Heuchera americana var. americana **   Heuchera americana var. americana **   Heuchera americana var. americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Agrimonia Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 grass grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Paronychia canadensis Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Asclepias quadrifolia Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Geum Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Myosotis macrosperma Myosotis macrosperma **   Myosotis macrosperma **   Myosotis macrosperma **   Myosotis macrosperma **   Myosotis macrosperma **   Myosotis macrosperma **   Myosotis macrosperma **   Myosotis macrosperma **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Symphyotrichum patens var. patens Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Penstemon pallidus Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 moss moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 56 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 **   Tree 70 %         -none- 57 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tree 23 %         -none- 58 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tree 20 %         -none- 59 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tree 15 %         -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 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 60 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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