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095-BLUW-0011
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:18243-{2ECEC3FB-387B-4856-954C-E6910FB08900}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 095-BLUW-0011
Author Observation Code ? 095-BLUW-0011
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 577 m
Slope Aspect ? 306 º
Slope Gradient ? 22 º
Topographic Position ? Interfluve
Landform ? Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits ? sandstone
Rock Type ? shale
Landscape Narrative ? Narrow ridge penninsula surrounded on three sides by the New River Gorge. The land is owned by the Army Corps of Engineers but managed as a WMA by the DNR. Most of the gorge slopes are forested but many of the floodplains are maintained as campgrounds. The Toms Run boat ramp and the New River are located ~500m south. The New River is also located west ~1.2km and to the north ~1km. Our plot overlooks a small and shallow southwest running cove. See plots BLUW. 9 and 13 for more context.;Somewhat dry forest growing on a northwest facing shoulderslope. The overstory is dominated by tall white pines intermixed with white oak-chesntnut oak and scarlet oak. The forest feels very open with many of the deciduous trees already having lost a third of their leaves. The forb layer seems somewhat sparse, likely due to both the sterility of the site as well as the lateness in the season. There is a scattered S1 layer of deciduous shrubs and a somewhat dense S2 layer of Vaccinium pallidum.
Representativeness ? Small patch of mixed coniferous-deciduous forest represented by white pine and white oak. Similar to plot BLUW.7 and several samples at the Bluestone NSR.
Hydrologic Regime ? dry
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 3 %
Percent Litter ? 97 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0.5 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 30-Sep-2010
Project ? West Virginia NHP
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 400
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 ? Pinus strobus - Quercus alba / Vaccinium pallidum forest
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
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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 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Canopy
30 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
74 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
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 ?# ?
25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
3 Quercus coccinea var. coccinea Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Canopy
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
4 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
5 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy
11 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7 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)
26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem
6 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Sub-Canopy
10 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
7 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Sub-Canopy
9 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
8 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tall Shrub
2 %
        -none-
9 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tall Shrub
1 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
10 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Tall Shrub
1 %
        -none-
11 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
12 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-
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 **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
14 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
15 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
16 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub
3 %
        -none-
17 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub
1 %
        -none-
18 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
19 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
20 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
21 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
22 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
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
23 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
24 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
25 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
26 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
27 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
28 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
29 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
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
30 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
31 Quercus coccinea var. coccinea Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea var. coccinea **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
32 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
33 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
34 Aureolaria flava Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
35 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
36 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
37 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
38 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
39 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-
40 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
41 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
42 Hieracium venosum Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
43 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
44 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
45 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
46 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
47 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
48 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
49 Leucobryum Leucobryum **   Leucobryum **   Leucobryum **   Leucobryum **   Leucobryum **   Leucobryum **   Leucobryum **   Leucobryum **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
50 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
        -none-
51 Dicranum Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
        -none-
52 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
        -none-
53 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
54 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tree
40 %
        -none-
55 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Tree
30 %
        -none-
56 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tree
16 %
        -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     1 %
Short Shrub     5 %
Tall Shrub     5 %
Sub-Canopy   14 m 30 %
Canopy   25 m 60 %
Nonvascular     3 %
Tree      
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Mausert-Mooney, Chris Field assistant
Streets, Brian Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Pinus strobus - Quercus alba - Quercus montana / Vaccinium stamineum Forest       no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
Unknown       5.29 %           4.2 17.51    


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Other disturbance   skid trail on ridge nose


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot