095-BLUE-0101
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0101
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0101
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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: Mercer 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	649 m
Slope Aspect	35 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Concave aspect have of mixed-mesophytic forests with hemlock co dominant or only scattered. Grades from mix-meso to rich hemlock to hemlock / sparse Rhododendron maximum (this plot).;The plot is convex on a north aspect on the colluvial nose below a sandstone cliffband. The forest is dominated by hemlock in the canopy with a lesser amount of deciduous species including large chestnut oak. Rhododendron maximum is in the underdstory and higher dominance of hemlocks seems to be forced by the sandstone colluvium but there is also surficial shale-gravel which favors rich site herbs.
Representativeness	Plot is centered on area of rocky nose which supports scattered large Rhododendron maximum. The plot also has a rich composite of herbs.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	4 %
Percent Litter	45 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Sep-2005
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	Tsuga canadensis - Quercus prinus / Rhododendron maximum forest

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 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 66 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 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 **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 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 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 11 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 4 %         -none- 13 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 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 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Acer rubrum var. rubrum Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Acer rubrum var. rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 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- 42 Prenanthes altissima Prenanthes altissima **   Prenanthes altissima **   Prenanthes altissima **   Prenanthes altissima **   Prenanthes altissima **   Prenanthes altissima **   Prenanthes altissima **   Prenanthes altissima **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Phytolacca americana var. americana Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Carex digitalis var. digitalis Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Scutellaria saxatilis Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Dicranum fulvum Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 50 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 51 Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Pylaisiadelpha tenuirostris **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 52 Metzgeria crassipilis Metzgeria crassipilis **   Metzgeria crassipilis **   Metzgeria crassipilis **   Metzgeria crassipilis **   Metzgeria crassipilis **   Metzgeria crassipilis **   Metzgeria crassipilis **   Metzgeria crassipilis **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 53 Orthotrichum Orthotrichum **   Orthotrichum **   Orthotrichum **   Orthotrichum **   Orthotrichum **   Orthotrichum **   Orthotrichum **   Orthotrichum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 54 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 60 %         -none- 55 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tree 31 %         -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 11 %         -none- 57 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tree 6 %         -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 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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