095-CORN-0001
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:18367-{2E555A19-FB9C-4485-AF27-18EEF4A39C16} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CORN-0001
Author Observation Code	095-CORN-0001
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Mason 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	209 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone/shale
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Distinctly terraced slope resulting from differential erosion of horizontal geologic strata. Lower slope just above stream bottom with emerging spring flora. Forest dominated by Fagus and Quercus alba with some Aesculus flava in the understory. Steep ground with moss cover, then terraces with heavy litter.
Representativeness	Representative of west facing slope of hollow with maturing timber and few exotics.
Percent Bedrock	2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	32 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Apr-2002
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	Fagus grandifolia / Carex sp. 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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 57 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Carya Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 41 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 # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 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- 12 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 13 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 14 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 16 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 17 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 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- 19 Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Carex communis var. communis Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Iris cristata Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Dichanthelium latifolium Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Pedicularis canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Uvularia Uvularia **   Uvularia **   Uvularia **   Uvularia **   Uvularia **   Uvularia **   Uvularia **   Uvularia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Antennaria solitaria Antennaria solitaria **   Antennaria solitaria **   Antennaria solitaria **   Antennaria solitaria **   Antennaria solitaria **   Antennaria solitaria **   Antennaria solitaria **   Antennaria solitaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Packera obovata Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Galium Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Polemonium reptans var. reptans Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Polemonium reptans var. reptans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Monarda Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Monarda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Galearis spectabilis Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Claytonia virginica Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Thalictrum thalictroides Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Zizia aurea Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 53 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 54 Bryoandersonia illecebra Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H. Rob. Bryoandersonia illecebra bryoandersonia moss BRIL Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H. Rob. Bryoandersonia illecebra bryoandersonia moss BRIL Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 55 Bartramia pomiformis Bartramia pomiformis **   Bartramia pomiformis **   Bartramia pomiformis **   Bartramia pomiformis **   Bartramia pomiformis **   Bartramia pomiformis **   Bartramia pomiformis **   Bartramia pomiformis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 56 Polytrichum ohioense Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Polytrichum ohioense **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 57 Ctenidium malacodes Ctenidium malacodes **   Ctenidium malacodes **   Ctenidium malacodes **   Ctenidium malacodes **   Ctenidium malacodes **   Ctenidium malacodes **   Ctenidium malacodes **   Ctenidium malacodes **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 58 Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 % Nonvascular     20 %
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