095-HARD-0011
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-HARD-0011
Author Observation Code	095-HARD-0011
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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: Hardy region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Obs point
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	924 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Saddle/gap
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Grades upward into basswood, hop horn beam and other more mesic species, then to summit ridge proper.;Boulderfield forest. Large ( 3 m high ) sandstone boulders in slight saddle on SE facing aspect of ridge crest. Oak - hickory forest with undulating topography creating pockets of mesic vegetation. Soil development is good between boulders. One large butternut with spreading crown in plot.
Representativeness	Observation point was placed to document vegetation on dramatic boulderfield.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	40 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-2013
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus / lichen covered boulder 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 prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 20 %         -none- 2 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Canopy 20 %         -none- 3 Juglans cinerea Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Juglans cinerea **   Canopy 8 %         -none- 4 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 5 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 6 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 7 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Desmodium nudiflorum Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Thelypteris noveboracensis Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Carex swanii Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 green foliose lichen green foliose lichen **   green foliose lichen **   green foliose lichen **   green foliose lichen **   green foliose lichen **   green foliose lichen **   green foliose lichen **   green foliose lichen **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 40 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 41 crustose lichens crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 42 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 43 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 44 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 45 Cortinarius iodes Cortinarius iodes **   Cortinarius iodes **   Cortinarius iodes **   Cortinarius iodes **   Cortinarius iodes **   Cortinarius iodes **   Cortinarius iodes **   Cortinarius iodes **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Boletus chrysenteron Boletus chrysenteron **   Boletus chrysenteron **   Boletus chrysenteron **   Boletus chrysenteron **   Boletus chrysenteron **   Boletus chrysenteron **   Boletus chrysenteron **   Boletus chrysenteron **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Hygrocybe marginata var. marginata **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Otidea grandis Otidea grandis **   Otidea grandis **   Otidea grandis **   Otidea grandis **   Otidea grandis **   Otidea grandis **   Otidea grandis **   Otidea grandis **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Scleroderma citrinum Scleroderma citrinum **   Scleroderma citrinum **   Scleroderma citrinum **   Scleroderma citrinum **   Scleroderma citrinum **   Scleroderma citrinum **   Scleroderma citrinum **   Scleroderma citrinum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Sarcoscypha occidentalis Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Sarcoscypha occidentalis **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 51 Entoloma strictius Entoloma strictius **   Entoloma strictius **   Entoloma strictius **   Entoloma strictius **   Entoloma strictius **   Entoloma strictius **   Entoloma strictius **   Entoloma strictius **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Boletus longicurvipes Boletus longicurvipes **   Boletus longicurvipes **   Boletus longicurvipes **   Boletus longicurvipes **   Boletus longicurvipes **   Boletus longicurvipes **   Boletus longicurvipes **   Boletus longicurvipes **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Plagiomnium Plagiomnium **   Plagiomnium **   Plagiomnium **   Plagiomnium **   Plagiomnium **   Plagiomnium **   Plagiomnium **   Plagiomnium **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 54 Trametes versicolor Trametes versicolor **   Trametes versicolor **   Trametes versicolor **   Trametes versicolor **   Trametes versicolor **   Trametes versicolor **   Trametes versicolor **   Trametes versicolor **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 55 Amanitina brunnescens Amanitina brunnescens **   Amanitina brunnescens **   Amanitina brunnescens **   Amanitina brunnescens **   Amanitina brunnescens **   Amanitina brunnescens **   Amanitina brunnescens **   Amanitina brunnescens **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 56 Xylaria longipes Xylaria longipes **   Xylaria longipes **   Xylaria longipes **   Xylaria longipes **   Xylaria longipes **   Xylaria longipes **   Xylaria longipes **   Xylaria longipes **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 57 Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 58 Cyathus striatus Cyathus striatus **   Cyathus striatus **   Cyathus striatus **   Cyathus striatus **   Cyathus striatus **   Cyathus striatus **   Cyathus striatus **   Cyathus striatus **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 59 Leccinum albellum Leccinum albellum **   Leccinum albellum **   Leccinum albellum **   Leccinum albellum **   Leccinum albellum **   Leccinum albellum **   Leccinum albellum **   Leccinum albellum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 60 Amanita fulva Amanita fulva **   Amanita fulva **   Amanita fulva **   Amanita fulva **   Amanita fulva **   Amanita fulva **   Amanita fulva **   Amanita fulva **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 61 Artomyces pyxidatus Artomyces pyxidatus **   Artomyces pyxidatus **   Artomyces pyxidatus **   Artomyces pyxidatus **   Artomyces pyxidatus **   Artomyces pyxidatus **   Artomyces pyxidatus **   Artomyces pyxidatus **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 62 Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 63 Russula vinacea Russula vinacea **   Russula vinacea **   Russula vinacea **   Russula vinacea **   Russula vinacea **   Russula vinacea **   Russula vinacea **   Russula vinacea **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 64 Amanita flavaconia Amanita flavaconia **   Amanita flavaconia **   Amanita flavaconia **   Amanita flavaconia **   Amanita flavaconia **   Amanita flavaconia **   Amanita flavaconia **   Amanita flavaconia **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 65 Entoloma salmoneum Entoloma salmoneum **   Entoloma salmoneum **   Entoloma salmoneum **   Entoloma salmoneum **   Entoloma salmoneum **   Entoloma salmoneum **   Entoloma salmoneum **   Entoloma salmoneum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 1 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 % Nonvascular     20 %
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