095-BLUE-0125
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0125
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0125
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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:
Shape	Obs. Point
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	477 m
Slope Aspect	350 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Below this observation point is a steep shale rock break 50+ degrees slope and 50 meters tall. Below this is a thin band of successional forest dominated by Robinia pseudoacacia - Juglans nigra / Lindera benzoin - Rosa multiflora on a gentle slope above a flat alluvial floodplain. To the west is a flowing drainage in a draw which is dominated by a more pure hemlock forest. Upslope it looks like a drier Quercus spp. - White pine forest.;This is a moderately steep forested gorge slope. The community is dominated by hemlock and rock oak. This area is slightly drier than the rich hemlock community. The slope is so steep that the litter accumulates on the uphill side of the trees. The overstory trees show signs of slope creep. There are lots of deer trails cutting across the slope.
Representativeness	This is a thin band of Tsuga canadensis - Quercus prinus / Dryopteris marginalis forest on a steep gorge slope. Similar to communities already sampled here at the Bluestone. The point was placed here to investigate the opposite aspect at similar elevation
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Aug-2005
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Tsuga canadensis - Quercus prinus / Dryopteris marginalis 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 %         -none- 2 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 20 %         -none- 3 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 4 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 0.5 %         -none- 5 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 6 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 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- 10 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 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 **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Zizia trifoliata Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Heuchera Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Solidago bicolor Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Oxalis Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 32 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 33 Cladina Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Tree 2 %         -none- 35 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Tree 2 %         -none- 36 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 **   Tree 1 %         -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 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 5 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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