095-BLUE-0024
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0024
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0024
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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	503 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Above, the calcerous cliff several meters the forest transisitions back into the more classic acidic oak - hickory forest. Below, the rich calcerous community goes all the way to the trail. This community type seems to be found throughout the gorge on south aspects associated with exposed calcerous shale.;Steep south slope below a calcerous shale cliffband with fossiliferous plates exfoliating off. Moderately deep red soil. The overstory is fairly even aged. The soil has several large exposed sections probably do to colluvial activity.
Representativeness	Small patch community found along a shale cliff break. Dry rich calcerous forest possibly another varient of the oak - hickory community. Quercus muehlenbergii in the T2 and Carya ovata in the T3 dominate. Acer saccharum and Fraxinus americana are repres
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	40 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-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 (muehlenbergii, alba) / Carya ovata - Acer saccharum / Ageratina altissima 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 muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 44 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 34 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 # 33 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 # 23 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 **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 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 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 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 0.5 %         -none- 13 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 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- 18 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 5 %         -none- 19 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 20 Verbesina occidentalis Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Lespedeza frutescens Lespedeza frutescens **   Lespedeza frutescens **   Lespedeza frutescens **   Lespedeza frutescens **   Lespedeza frutescens **   Lespedeza frutescens **   Lespedeza frutescens **   Lespedeza frutescens **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 22 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 23 Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Oxalis grandis Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Desmodium glutinosum Desmodium glutinosum **   Desmodium glutinosum **   Desmodium glutinosum **   Desmodium glutinosum **   Desmodium glutinosum **   Desmodium glutinosum **   Desmodium glutinosum **   Desmodium glutinosum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Smallanthus uvedalius Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Smallanthus uvedalius **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Packera obovata Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Carex radiata Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Asclepias quadrifolia Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Sphenopholis nitida Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Elymus hystrix var. hystrix Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix var. hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Desmodium nudiflorum Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Scutellaria elliptica Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Aristolochia serpentaria Aristolochia serpentaria L. Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria **   Aristolochia serpentaria L. Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Agrimonia rostellata Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 crustose lichen crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 51 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Tree 50 %         -none- 52 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Tree 25 %         -none- 53 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tree 25 %         -none- 54 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 15 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 40 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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