095-BRAX-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BRAX-0001
Author Observation Code	095-BRAX-0001
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Braxton region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	65 (X) x 7 (Y)
Shape	irregular rectangle
Area	455 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	415 m
Slope Aspect	159 º
Slope Gradient	90 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Chestnut oak / heath (sparse Kalmia latifolia) downslope - nice large trees. Levels below are younger forests. Ailianthus forest under lower cliffs. Cliffs were seen from I-79 and I-79 can be seen and heard from cliffs.;Sandstone rimrock outcrop on shoulder of ridge with steep rocky slope below with exfoliated boulders. Bedrock is blocky with near horizontal bedding and fractures. Outcrop is shaded in season, by large chestnut oaks. A few saplings and shrubs are rooted in ledges. Rock faces include dry areas under overhangs with low lichen diversity, and exposed areas with higher diversity including macro lichens and mosses. The cliff ranges from 5-10 m tall with 10 % ledges and 10% overhangs.
Representativeness	Small patch lithomorphic habitat. Plot samples entire rock outcrop / cliff face ~ stem counts only include trees rooted with rock above and below. Similar outcrops are scattered locally, can be seen from highway.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-Mar-2013
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	455 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	Umbilicaria mammulata - green foliose lichen sandstone cliff

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 prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 60 %         -none- 2 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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- 4 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 9 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 grass grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 11 Asplenium pinnatifidum Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Asplenium pinnatifidum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 14 Flavoparmelia baltimorensis Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 15 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 4 %         -none- 16 Lepraria nomandinioides Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 17 moss 1 moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 18 Punctelia missouriensis Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 19 Canoparmelia texana Canoparmelia texana **   Canoparmelia texana **   Canoparmelia texana **   Canoparmelia texana **   Canoparmelia texana **   Canoparmelia texana **   Canoparmelia texana **   Canoparmelia texana **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 20 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 21 Dicranum (large) Dicranum (large) **   Dicranum (large) **   Dicranum (large) **   Dicranum (large) **   Dicranum (large) **   Dicranum (large) **   Dicranum (large) **   Dicranum (large) **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 22 Lepraria Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 23 Stigmidium lendemeri Stigmidium lendemeri **   Stigmidium lendemeri **   Stigmidium lendemeri **   Stigmidium lendemeri **   Stigmidium lendemeri **   Stigmidium lendemeri **   Stigmidium lendemeri **   Stigmidium lendemeri **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 24 Aspicilia laevata Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 25 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 26 Dicranaceae small Dicranaceae small **   Dicranaceae small **   Dicranaceae small **   Dicranaceae small **   Dicranaceae small **   Dicranaceae small **   Dicranaceae small **   Dicranaceae small **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 27 Usnea subgracilis Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 28 Chrysothrix Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 29 Chryosthrix susquehannensis Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 3 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Nonvascular     30 %
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