095-GREE-0026
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GREE-0026
Author Observation Code	095-GREE-0026
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Greenbrier 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	596 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Downslope below ledges has more basswood and Staphylea, but chinquapin and bitternut are still dominant. Upslope becomes white oak-red oak with Jeffersonia dropping out. Rail trail is at bottom of slope. Below that is grazed floodplain forest.;Bluff slopes with rock ledges above outside bend in river. Limestone lithology is dramatically expressed by vegetation, with many calciphiles. Somewhat drier aspect results in dominance by chinquapin oak and bitternut hickory , but mesophytic species are also present . Shrub layer is affected by deer browse. Herb layer is lush, dominated by clonal forbs and grasses. Relatively few weeds for highly enriched soil.
Representativeness	Medium size patch of maturing chinquapin oak - bitternut forest. Plot is centered on soil between 2 imestone edges. Rockier areas below bottom ledge are similar but have more Staphylea.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jun-2012
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	Quercus muhlenbergia - Carya cordiformis / Viburnum prunifolium / Jeffersonia diphylla forest

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 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Canopy 45 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer nigrum Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 3 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Sub-Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 12 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 13 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 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 1 %         -none- 16 Acer nigrum Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 17 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 21 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Jeffersonia diphylla Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 28 Diarrhena americana Diarrhena americana **   Diarrhena americana **   Diarrhena americana **   Diarrhena americana **   Diarrhena americana **   Diarrhena americana **   Diarrhena americana **   Diarrhena americana **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 29 Carex woodii Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 30 Verbesina occidentalis Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 31 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 32 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 33 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 34 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 35 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 36 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Agrimonia Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Agrimonia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 40 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Triosteum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Lithospermum latifolium Lithospermum latifolium **   Lithospermum latifolium **   Lithospermum latifolium **   Lithospermum latifolium **   Lithospermum latifolium **   Lithospermum latifolium **   Lithospermum latifolium **   Lithospermum latifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Heuchera Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Heuchera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 48 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Oxalis grandis Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 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 0.5 %         -none- 55 Polymnia canadensis Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 57 Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Tree 50 %         -none- 59 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Tree 25 %         -none- 60 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Tree 12 %         -none- 61 Acer nigrum Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Tree 11 %         -none- 62 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tree 5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 30 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 70 % Tree       Nonvascular     1 %
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