095-GWNF-0018
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GWNF-0018
Author Observation Code	095-GWNF-0018
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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: Pendleton 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	1220 m
Slope Aspect	273 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Boulderfield/talus
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Open mowed field on ridgetop around the tower ca. 250m ESE. Plot GWNF.17 is located ca. 100m SW. It is a Red Oak / Pennsylvania Sedge glade. Downslope to the W ca. 20m is a Red Oak / Witch Hazel forest.;Open and sunny woodland of Sweet Birch and Mountain Ash growing on a steep W facing sandstone talus slope. Made up of chunks roughly 0.5m - 1m in size. The Birch trees all have gnarled branches sprouting from trunks about waist high, and the Mountain Ash are growing in clumps. There are fire scars with charcoal on the bases of the large Betula allegheniensis. Soil consists of organic accumulations on rock.
Representativeness	Small patch of an open talus field woodland growing on the Western flank of Shenandoah Mtn. dominated by Betula lenta and and Sorbus americana over Lasalia papilosa lichen on rock. Very similar to plot sampled South of here near Reddish Knob GWNF.14?
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	80 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	17 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Jun-2008
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	Betula alleghaniensis - B. lenta - Sorbus americana / Lasallia papulosa talus field 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 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 52 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 64 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 82 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 20 %         -none- 6 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tall Shrub 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Tall Shrub 10 %         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) 8 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 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 0.5 %         -none- 12 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 20 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Hylotelephium telephioides Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Carex argyrantha Carex argyrantha **   Carex argyrantha **   Carex argyrantha **   Carex argyrantha **   Carex argyrantha **   Carex argyrantha **   Carex argyrantha **   Carex argyrantha **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 25 Flavoparmelia baltimorensis Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 26 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 27 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 28 Rimelia subisidiosa Rimelia subisidiosa **   Rimelia subisidiosa **   Rimelia subisidiosa **   Rimelia subisidiosa **   Rimelia subisidiosa **   Rimelia subisidiosa **   Rimelia subisidiosa **   Rimelia subisidiosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Frullania asagrayana Frullania asagrayana **   Frullania asagrayana **   Frullania asagrayana **   Frullania asagrayana **   Frullania asagrayana **   Frullania asagrayana **   Frullania asagrayana **   Frullania asagrayana **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 30 Hedwigia ciliata Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 31 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 32 Usnea subgracilis Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Usnea subgracilis **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 33 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 34 Usnea halei Usnea halei **   Usnea halei **   Usnea halei **   Usnea halei **   Usnea halei **   Usnea halei **   Usnea halei **   Usnea halei **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 36 Usnea pensylvanica Usnea pensylvanica **   Usnea pensylvanica **   Usnea pensylvanica **   Usnea pensylvanica **   Usnea pensylvanica **   Usnea pensylvanica **   Usnea pensylvanica **   Usnea pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 37 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 38 Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 39 Platygyrium repens Platygyrium repens **   Platygyrium repens **   Platygyrium repens **   Platygyrium repens **   Platygyrium repens **   Platygyrium repens **   Platygyrium repens **   Platygyrium repens **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Dicranum fulvum Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tree 25 %         -none- 42 Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Tree 12 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Tree       Nonvascular     60 %
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