095-GARI-0074
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GARI-0074
Author Observation Code	095-GARI-0074
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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: Nicholas 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	444 m
Slope Aspect	260 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Slope bench/ledge/step
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Below us to the W is the Gauley R (Sweet's Falls). Behind us is a TSCA forest with a ATV trail running through it. At the tip of our plot where the rock drops off someone has tied an orange flag. Points on ledge jut out and drop off.;Hot, dry patch of Virginia pine/ Rhododendron woodland. Forest behind us (E) is at least 15 degrees F cooler. At least half the plot contains exposed rock. Plot is on nose of ledge. Rock is very flaky. Lots of heath shrubs in understory. The plot is spread out over several sandstone ledges with 4-5 ft. drop offs. Lots of lichen cover although much of the reindeer lichen appears to have been trampled.
Representativeness	Small patch of rimrock with Pinus virginiana and Rhododendron catawbiense plot was placed to sample ELU 2111 ledge. Similar to other PIVI rimrock plots sampled here and at NERI.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	65 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-Jul-2006
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	Pinus virginiana / Rhododendron catawbiense woodland

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 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 28 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Tall Shrub 8 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Tall Shrub 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 12 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 13 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 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 **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 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 1 %         -none- 19 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Asplenium montanum Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 25 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 26 Cladonia rangiferina Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 27 Cladonia uncialis Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 28 Polytrichum juniperinum Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 30 crustose lichen crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 31 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 32 Xanthoparmelia plittii Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Tree 30 %         -none- 35 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Short Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Tall Shrub 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 30 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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