095-GRAN-0043
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GRAN-0043
Author Observation Code	095-GRAN-0043
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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	36 (X) x 11 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	396 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	515 m
Slope Aspect	250 º
Slope Gradient	40 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Downslope adjacent to the plot is roughly 10 m tall limestone cliff. Below the cliff is a red oak - yellow oak / Ironwood forest. Roughly 120 m W is CR 28/4. To the S ca. 500m is a limestone quarry. Upslope is a stunted forest of yellow oak - Eastern red cedar - white ash / Ironwood. See plot GRAN.44 for more context.;Edaphic shrubland above an exposed W facing limestone cliff. Dominant shrub species are Juniperus virginiana / Cercis canadensis - Ostrya virginiana. The ground is covered with small quarter to book sized limestone fragments. The dominant herbaceous plant is Paronychia virginica. This is the nicest patch of it I have ever seen. The community is also host to several other WV tracked plants such as; Monarda fistulosa var. brevis, Carex eburnea, Arenaria stricta, Solidago arguta var. harrisii and possibly more. Some fire char observed on bases of old half living Juniper trees.
Representativeness	Linear patch of open limestone glade represented by drought and fire gnarled Eastern red cedar over dozens of tussocks of yellow nailwort. This community is simialr to ones sampled at Smokehole only there the dominant herb is usually ebony sedge.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	3 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	87 %
Percent Wood	7 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Sep-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	396 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	Juniperus virginiana / Ostrya virginiana / Paronychia virginica shrubland

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 **   Tall Shrub 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 7 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 3 %         -none- 4 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 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 3 %         -none- 7 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 **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 8 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 **   Short Shrub 2 %         -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 1 %         -none- 10 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 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- 15 Paronychia virginica Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Paronychia virginica **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 16 Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 17 Solidago arguta var. harrisii Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 18 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Monarda fistulosa ssp. brevis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 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 1 %         -none- 24 Heuchera pubescens Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 unk fuzzy basals unk fuzzy basals **   unk fuzzy basals **   unk fuzzy basals **   unk fuzzy basals **   unk fuzzy basals **   unk fuzzy basals **   unk fuzzy basals **   unk fuzzy basals **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Setaria pumila ssp. pumila Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Pycnanthemum incanum Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 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 0.5 %         -none- 34 Echium vulgare Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Eupatorium sessilifolium Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Taenidia montana Taenidia montana **   Taenidia montana **   Taenidia montana **   Taenidia montana **   Taenidia montana **   Taenidia montana **   Taenidia montana **   Taenidia montana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Symphyotrichum patens var. patens Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Parietaria pensylvanica Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Grimmia pilifera Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Grimmia pilifera **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 45 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 17 %         -none- 46 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 **   Tree 10 %         -none- 47 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 **   Tree 5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Tree       Nonvascular
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