095-HARD-0007
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-HARD-0007
Author Observation Code	095-HARD-0007
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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	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	333 m
Slope Aspect	170 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Downslope is steeper woodland / glade which has similar flora, but is drier. Upslope there ia an abrupt change to full-canopy forest.;Gently sloping, open sandstone bedrock outcrop, mostly covered by carpet of bryophytes, cushion herbs and grasses with a line of junipers separating two open lanes. High mortality of large trees from drought or blow over. Mosses and Selaginella hold water and create habitat for Talinum teretifolium, which grows in abundance (1,000's in plot and 10,000's outside).
Representativeness	Large sandstone glade. Plot samples gentle sloping bedrock with lower tree cover but higher cover by mosses and herbs, compared to HARD.6.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	4 %
Percent Litter	80 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jul-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	Juniperus virginiana / Selaginella rupestris - Aristida dichotoma wooded grassland

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 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 0.5 %         -none- 3 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 4 Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 5 Selaginella rupestris Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 6 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 7 Talinum teretifolium Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 8 Plantago aristata Plantago aristata **   Plantago aristata **   Plantago aristata **   Plantago aristata **   Plantago aristata **   Plantago aristata **   Plantago aristata **   Plantago aristata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 9 Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 10 Hypericum gentianoides Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 11 Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. acuminatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Digitaria Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Bidens bipinnata Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Juncus secundus Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Paspalum setaceum Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Polytrichum piliferum Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 18 Cladonia uncialis Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 19 Campylopus tallulensis Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 20 Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Nonvascular     20 %
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