095-HORI-0012
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-HORI-0012
Author Observation Code	095-HORI-0012
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Webster region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	713 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	100 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	See plots for clifftop (HORI.11) and pitch-pine woodland (HORI.1). Forest below is red oak / rhododendron. Trail runs along base of cliff face.;South facing sandstone cliff off the summit of a small knob. Cliff communities appear to be rare in this region of the state. Cliff is near vertical with overhanging top. Cliff face is mostly shaded by trees rooted below. There is probably very little exposure to precipitation. There are a few woody saplings rooted on the face. Community is dominated by crustose and leprose lichens.
Representativeness	Concave part of cliff band ~ 40 m from point to point. Lichens collected from base, cover estimated from base to top of face. (highest diversity and cover are near base).
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	99 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-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	dry sandstone cliff face

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 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Lepraria nomandinioides Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 8 Lecanora thysanophora Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 9 Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 10 Physcia subtilis Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 11 Lepraria Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 12 Arthonia montagnei Arthonia montagnei **   Arthonia montagnei **   Arthonia montagnei **   Arthonia montagnei **   Arthonia montagnei **   Arthonia montagnei **   Arthonia montagnei **   Arthonia montagnei **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Aspicilia laevata Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 Bryum capillare Bryum capillare **   Bryum capillare **   Bryum capillare **   Bryum capillare **   Bryum capillare **   Bryum capillare **   Bryum capillare **   Bryum capillare **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 15 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 16 Heuchera villosa var. villosa Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Tree       Nonvascular     10 %
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