095-BLUE-0032
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BLUE-0032
Author Observation Code	095-BLUE-0032
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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	591 m
Slope Aspect	5 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	This community occurs on steep cool north facing acidic midslopes. At the top of the cliff, above the plot there is a large Rhododendron maximum component to the hemlock community. Below the plot the forest rapidly transitions into mixed meso dominated by Tilia americana and Acer saccharum with some Tsuga.;The plot is located on a north facing steep slope, below a large cliff. The forest is cool and dark. The forest is littered with old logged stumps. The soil is highly acidic (4.75).
Representativeness	Large patch, cool acidic cliff break. Tsuga canadensis, Quercus prinus, and Betula lenta. There is some Acer saccharum coming up. The shrub and herbaceous layers are depauperate.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-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 - Betula lenta - Quercus prinus / Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera 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 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 39 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 44 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 # 46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 62 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 42 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 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 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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 # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 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) 8 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 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 **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 13 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 3 %         -none- 14 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 16 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 17 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Hexastylis virginica Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 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- 28 Polytrichum ohioense Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 30 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 31 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 32 Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 33 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 55 %         -none- 34 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Tree 20 %         -none- 35 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tree 2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 50 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 3 %
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