095-BLUE-0028
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0028
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0028
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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	586 m
Slope Aspect	18 º
Slope Gradient	34 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	This is the first plot in this community type, but it will be repeated on the cool northern acidic cove slopes. Directly below the plot there is a large cliff face. Below this is a hemlock, mixed-meso community all the way to Indian Branch. Across Indian branch on the southern exposure, it is mostly the matrix oak - hickory community (see point INDIAN BRANCH A071018A.cor) with a few patches of Pinus virginiana - Carya spp. dry acid clifftop (see BLUE.30).;Cool, steep, moist northern slope. Loose shaley cliff breaks with obvious slides. The forest floor undulates with hollows and swales created by the slides.
Representativeness	Large patch of cool acidic cove forest. The plot is dominated by Tsuga canadensis with some Tilia americana also found in high numbers. This is the first plot surveyed of its kind. The plot was placed here to identify the evergreen arial signature.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Jul-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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Tsuga canadensis - Tilia americana / Acer pensylvanicum / Dryopteris marginalis - Eurybia divaricata 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 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 50 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 37 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 42 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 52 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 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 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 38 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 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 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 **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 8 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 9 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 %         -none- 10 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 11 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 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 1 %         -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 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 22 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 23 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 24 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Tussilago farfara Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Tussilago farfara **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Carex platyphylla Carex platyphylla **   Carex platyphylla **   Carex platyphylla **   Carex platyphylla **   Carex platyphylla **   Carex platyphylla **   Carex platyphylla **   Carex platyphylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Stellaria media Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 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 0.5 %         -none- 39 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Viola canadensis Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Viola canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Brachythecium oedipodium Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Brachythecium oedipodium **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 44 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 80 %         -none- 45 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 5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Tree       Nonvascular     1 %
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