095-GRAN-0029
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:18955-{D4680EBD-EA5F-403C-9737-29CAA2B6743B} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GRAN-0029
Author Observation Code	095-GRAN-0029
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Grant region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	12 (X) x 30 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	360 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	614 m
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Remote USFS/Conservation easement. Just below cliffs is a population of Piptatherum racemosum in rich Oak-Hickory.;Flat spot on spur ridge off Cave Mt. overlooking Smokehole gorge. Woodland of stunted juniper and Chinquapin with a lawn like understory dominated by Ebony sedge.
Representativeness	Small patch of level cliff top and upper ledges.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	45 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Jul-2009
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	360 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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Juniperus virginiana - Quercus muehlenbergii / Carex eburnea 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
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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 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Canopy 35 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 64 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 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) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 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- 9 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 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 **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 14 Carex eburnea Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 15 Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 Paronychia virginica Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 18 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Linum lewisii var. lewisii Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Linum lewisii var. lewisii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Poa compressa Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Taenidia Taenidia **   Taenidia **   Taenidia **   Taenidia **   Taenidia **   Taenidia **   Taenidia **   Taenidia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Carex cephalophora Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Allium cernuum var. cernuum Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Heuchera alba Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Rhytidium rugosum Rhytidium rugosum **   Rhytidium rugosum **   Rhytidium rugosum **   Rhytidium rugosum **   Rhytidium rugosum **   Rhytidium rugosum **   Rhytidium rugosum **   Rhytidium rugosum **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 33 Tortella tortuosa Tortella tortuosa **   Tortella tortuosa **   Tortella tortuosa **   Tortella tortuosa **   Tortella tortuosa **   Tortella tortuosa **   Tortella tortuosa **   Tortella tortuosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 34 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Tree 45 %         -none- 35 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Tree 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 10 %
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