095-GARI-0097
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GARI-0097
Author Observation Code	095-GARI-0097
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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	15 (X) x 26 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	390 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	333 m
Slope Aspect	346 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Channel (below bankfull)
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	There is a private rafting company access downstream ca. 150 m. There is a PLOC-BENI woodland growing on a sandy beach. Here there are BBQ grills. Just downstream from this the rafting company has built boardwalks through a bouldery section of river along Sweet's Falls, upslope from our plot ca. 50 m is the Railroad acces. Up river the Gauley is dam controlled altering the natural flood regime.;The plot is placed on large flat sandstone bedrock shelves along a high velocity stretch of river. Community is frequently flooded. All shrubs and low trees have copiced roots and are all bent downstream. All herbaceous vegetation is growing either at the bases of the woody plants or crevices high up on the rock. I was here in early July and most of this community was underwater. Open, sunny and hot.
Representativeness	Large patch of open sunny PLOC-BENI flat rock community. Similar to several earlier GARI plots (1990's) and a couple from this season.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	94 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Aug-2006
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	390 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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Platanus occidentalis - Betula nigra / Physocarpus opulifolius/Andropogon gerardii flat rock shrubland

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Tall Shrub 15 %         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) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 4 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 3 %         -none- 5 Xanthorhiza simplicissima Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Xanthorhiza simplicissima **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Rhododendron arborescens Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Rhododendron arborescens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Salix caroliniana Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Salix caroliniana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Cornus amomum Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Cornus amomum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 18 Ionactis linariifolius Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius **   Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 19 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 1 %         -none- 20 Zizia aptera Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Packera paupercula Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Packera paupercula **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Liatris scariosa var. scariosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 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 0.5 %         -none- 25 Marshallia grandiflora Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Marshallia grandiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Viola pedata Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Viola ×primulifolia Viola ×primulifolia **   Viola ×primulifolia **   Viola ×primulifolia **   Viola ×primulifolia **   Viola ×primulifolia **   Viola ×primulifolia **   Viola ×primulifolia **   Viola ×primulifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Chrysopsis mariana Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Chrysopsis mariana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Phlox maculata ssp. pyramidalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Rhynchospora capitellata Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Rhynchospora capitellata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Iris cristata Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Iris cristata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Eleocharis tenuis Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Eleocharis tenuis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Oxypolis rigidior Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Hypoxis hirsuta Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Hypoxis hirsuta **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Linum striatum Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 51 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Coreopsis tripteris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Grimmia laevigata Grimmia laevigata **   Grimmia laevigata **   Grimmia laevigata **   Grimmia laevigata **   Grimmia laevigata **   Grimmia laevigata **   Grimmia laevigata **   Grimmia laevigata **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 54 Scapania nemorea Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 55 Thallus lichen on rock gray green Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Thallus lichen on rock gray green **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 56 Thallus lichen on rock tan Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Thallus lichen on rock tan **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 57 Thallus lichen on rock Thallus lichen on rock **   Thallus lichen on rock **   Thallus lichen on rock **   Thallus lichen on rock **   Thallus lichen on rock **   Thallus lichen on rock **   Thallus lichen on rock **   Thallus lichen on rock **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 58 Sematophyllum demissum Sematophyllum demissum **   Sematophyllum demissum **   Sematophyllum demissum **   Sematophyllum demissum **   Sematophyllum demissum **   Sematophyllum demissum **   Sematophyllum demissum **   Sematophyllum demissum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 59 Sphagnum lescurii Sphagnum lescurii **   Sphagnum lescurii **   Sphagnum lescurii **   Sphagnum lescurii **   Sphagnum lescurii **   Sphagnum lescurii **   Sphagnum lescurii **   Sphagnum lescurii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 60 Aulacomnium palustre Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Aulacomnium palustre **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 61 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Nonvascular     10 %
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