095-CHCA-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CHCA-0001
Author Observation Code	095-CHCA-0001
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	40 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Preston region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	298 m
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Remote canyon accessible only by boat. Upslope is mixed hemlock hardwood. Cobblezone downstream has sycamore / dogbane woodland. Upstream is Collesium Rapids/;Sunny exposure of scoured sandstone bedrock in a near continuous rapid reach of large high-gradient river. Bedrock has close to horizontal bedding with rounded tops. Flooded by high water events. Vegetation is confined to a few herbs, scattared bryophytes, and high cover and diversity of lichens, with mosses in moist microsites.
Representativeness	Entire exposure of bedrock on river left below rapids.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	94 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5.5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.5 %
Percent Water	0.5 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Jun-2014
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	lichen covered flat rock

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 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Krigia biflora var. biflora Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Krigia biflora var. biflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 5 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Packera Packera **   Packera **   Packera **   Packera **   Packera **   Packera **   Packera **   Packera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. caroliniensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 11 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. microcarpon **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 14 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Dichanthelium Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 Hypericum Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Hypericum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Aspicilia caesiocinerea Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Aspicilia caesiocinerea **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 21 Porpidia macrocarpa Porpidia macrocarpa **   Porpidia macrocarpa **   Porpidia macrocarpa **   Porpidia macrocarpa **   Porpidia macrocarpa **   Porpidia macrocarpa **   Porpidia macrocarpa **   Porpidia macrocarpa **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 22 Xanthoparmelia plittii Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 23 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 24 Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 25 Cladonia petrophila Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 26 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 27 Verrucaria aethiobola Verrucaria aethiobola **   Verrucaria aethiobola **   Verrucaria aethiobola **   Verrucaria aethiobola **   Verrucaria aethiobola **   Verrucaria aethiobola **   Verrucaria aethiobola **   Verrucaria aethiobola **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 28 Leproloma vouauxii Leproloma vouauxii **   Leproloma vouauxii **   Leproloma vouauxii **   Leproloma vouauxii **   Leproloma vouauxii **   Leproloma vouauxii **   Leproloma vouauxii **   Leproloma vouauxii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Aspicilia Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Aspicilia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 30 Cladonia polycarpoides Cladonia polycarpoides **   Cladonia polycarpoides **   Cladonia polycarpoides **   Cladonia polycarpoides **   Cladonia polycarpoides **   Cladonia polycarpoides **   Cladonia polycarpoides **   Cladonia polycarpoides **   Nonvascular 1 %         -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 liverwort liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 33 Dicranaceae Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 34 moss1 acrocarp moss1 acrocarp **   moss1 acrocarp **   moss1 acrocarp **   moss1 acrocarp **   moss1 acrocarp **   moss1 acrocarp **   moss1 acrocarp **   moss1 acrocarp **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 36 falcate moss falcate moss **   falcate moss **   falcate moss **   falcate moss **   falcate moss **   falcate moss **   falcate moss **   falcate moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 37 Fissidens Fissidens **   Fissidens **   Fissidens **   Fissidens **   Fissidens **   Fissidens **   Fissidens **   Fissidens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 38 carpet moss carpet moss **   carpet moss **   carpet moss **   carpet moss **   carpet moss **   carpet moss **   carpet moss **   carpet moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 39 ropey moss ropey moss **   ropey moss **   ropey moss **   ropey moss **   ropey moss **   ropey moss **   ropey moss **   ropey moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 40 Mniaceae Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 41 Ramalina petrina Ramalina petrina **   Ramalina petrina **   Ramalina petrina **   Ramalina petrina **   Ramalina petrina **   Ramalina petrina **   Ramalina petrina **   Ramalina petrina **   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 m 0.5 m 1 % Nonvascular     50 %
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