095-HARD-0008
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-HARD-0008
Author Observation Code	095-HARD-0008
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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	297 m
Slope Aspect	145 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	See plots HARD.6,7 for sandstone glades. Downslope drops off steeply.;Steep bedrock outcrop overlooking river. Massive sandstone with some huge bolders with microtopography and fissures providing rooting for stunted hickory and pine. Woodland physiognomy with many dead snags and windfall. Soil pH is circumneutral.
Representativeness	Small patch of edaphic woodland, mainained by droughty shallow soils on steep bedrock.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	58 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5.5 %
Percent Wood	6 %
Percent Litter	30 %
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	Carya glabra - Pinus virginiana / Danthonia spicata woodland

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 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 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 **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 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 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Tall Shrub 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 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- 13 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 16 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 17 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 1 %         -none- 18 Selaginella rupestris Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Dichanthelium depauperatum Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Cheilanthes lanosa Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Pycnanthemum incanum Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Digitaria Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Digitaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Phytolacca americana var. americana Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Bidens bipinnata Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Solanum ptychanthum Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Hieracium venosum Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Flavoparmelia baltimorensis Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 40 Aspicilia cinerea Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 41 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 42 Lepraria neglecta Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Lepraria neglecta **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 43 Hedwigia ciliata Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 44 Punctelia missouriensis Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 45 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Tree 2 %         -none- 46 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tree 2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Tree       Nonvascular     20 %
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