095-GARI-0209
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GARI-0209
Author Observation Code	095-GARI-0209
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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: Fayette 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	462 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Remote, free - flowing, boulder strewn river. Matrix forest dominated by Hemlock. Riparian vegetation along this reach is very narrow with a few trees rooted in scoured boulders and a few sprigs of Regal Fern.;Bouldery toeslope on cold aspect just above a high gradient / high energy river. Boulders are car to dump - truck sized. Community is a forest dominated by small to medium sized Yellow Birch with Sweet Birch and Hemlock. There is a dense shrub layer dominated by giant Rhododendron. There are voids between the boulders which limit tree establishment and survival and favor Birches - cold site favors Yellow Birch over Sweet?
Representativeness	Small patch in a narrow zone on colluvial toeslope. Also occurs on cutbank / boulderfield above the RR grade. Patches are discontinuous in a linear zone. Most herbs are in bottom riparian edge.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	35 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Sep-2008
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	Betula allegheniensis / Rhododendron maximum 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 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy 45 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 60 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Magnolia fraseri Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 51 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 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 # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 10 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 60 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Clethra acuminata Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 13 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Brachyelytrum septentrionale Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Brachyelytrum septentrionale **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Solidago simplex ssp. randii var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Mniaceae Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 31 Hypnum Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 32 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 33 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Tree 60 %         -none- 34 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 15 %         -none- 35 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 11 %         -none- 36 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Tree 10 %         -none- 37 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 70 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 70 % Tree       Nonvascular     5 %
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