095-JENF-0013
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-JENF-0013
Author Observation Code	095-JENF-0013
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Monroe 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	1089 m
Slope Aspect	330 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Remote USFS tract, accessible by steep, narrow, 4x4 , gated road to ridge. Matrix forest include montane red oak - moosewood, rich oak - hickory, and oak/heath. USFS has plans to begin disturbance and roading tract.;High elevation ridgeline with exposed sandstone bedrock ledge on north flank. Deep boulder accumulation at base of ledges support large, widely scattered sweet birch and a single red maple - oak are apparently unable to grow on the boulder, substrate acts as a cold sink. Shrub layer is dominated by mountain maple, although striped maple is dominant in surrounding oak forest on soil. Boulders are moss covered and birch have abundant beard lichen on trunks.
Representativeness	Small patch sweet birch boulderfield / cliff forest. Patchy, linear - confined to colluvium exfoliated at base of bedrock on ridgetop.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	60 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Jul-2014
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 lenta / Acer spicatum 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 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 80 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 50 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 54 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 57 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Tall Shrub 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 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 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Ribes Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 10 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 11 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 12 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 2 %         -none- 13 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Carex communis var. communis Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Carex radiata Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Ribes Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 20 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 21 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 28 Pleurocarp on rock Pleurocarp on rock **   Pleurocarp on rock **   Pleurocarp on rock **   Pleurocarp on rock **   Pleurocarp on rock **   Pleurocarp on rock **   Pleurocarp on rock **   Pleurocarp on rock **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 29 Dicranum on rock Dicranum on rock **   Dicranum on rock **   Dicranum on rock **   Dicranum on rock **   Dicranum on rock **   Dicranum on rock **   Dicranum on rock **   Dicranum on rock **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 30 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 31 Ochrolechia yasudae Ochrolechia yasudae **   Ochrolechia yasudae **   Ochrolechia yasudae **   Ochrolechia yasudae **   Ochrolechia yasudae **   Ochrolechia yasudae **   Ochrolechia yasudae **   Ochrolechia yasudae **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 32 Acrocarp on rock Acrocarp on rock **   Acrocarp on rock **   Acrocarp on rock **   Acrocarp on rock **   Acrocarp on rock **   Acrocarp on rock **   Acrocarp on rock **   Acrocarp on rock **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 33 furry moss on rock furry moss on rock **   furry moss on rock **   furry moss on rock **   furry moss on rock **   furry moss on rock **   furry moss on rock **   furry moss on rock **   furry moss on rock **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 34 Cetrelia olivetorum Cetrelia olivetorum **   Cetrelia olivetorum **   Cetrelia olivetorum **   Cetrelia olivetorum **   Cetrelia olivetorum **   Cetrelia olivetorum **   Cetrelia olivetorum **   Cetrelia olivetorum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 35 Punctelia rudecta Punctelia rudecta **   Punctelia rudecta **   Punctelia rudecta **   Punctelia rudecta **   Punctelia rudecta **   Punctelia rudecta **   Punctelia rudecta **   Punctelia rudecta **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 36 Usnea ceratina Usnea ceratina **   Usnea ceratina **   Usnea ceratina **   Usnea ceratina **   Usnea ceratina **   Usnea ceratina **   Usnea ceratina **   Usnea ceratina **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 37 Cladonia ochrochlora Cladonia ochrochlora **   Cladonia ochrochlora **   Cladonia ochrochlora **   Cladonia ochrochlora **   Cladonia ochrochlora **   Cladonia ochrochlora **   Cladonia ochrochlora **   Cladonia ochrochlora **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 38 Cladonia petrophila Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Cladonia petrophila **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 39 Cladonia furcata Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Cladonia furcata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 40 Cladonia pyxidata Cladonia pyxidata **   Cladonia pyxidata **   Cladonia pyxidata **   Cladonia pyxidata **   Cladonia pyxidata **   Cladonia pyxidata **   Cladonia pyxidata **   Cladonia pyxidata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 41 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 42 Lepraria cryophila Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 43 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 44 moss on rock underhang moss on rock underhang **   moss on rock underhang **   moss on rock underhang **   moss on rock underhang **   moss on rock underhang **   moss on rock underhang **   moss on rock underhang **   moss on rock underhang **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 45 Pertusaria plittiana Pertusaria plittiana **   Pertusaria plittiana **   Pertusaria plittiana **   Pertusaria plittiana **   Pertusaria plittiana **   Pertusaria plittiana **   Pertusaria plittiana **   Pertusaria plittiana **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 46 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 47 Usnocetraria oakesiana Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Usnocetraria oakesiana **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 48 cushion moss on rock cushion moss on rock **   cushion moss on rock **   cushion moss on rock **   cushion moss on rock **   cushion moss on rock **   cushion moss on rock **   cushion moss on rock **   cushion moss on rock **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 49 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 50 reddish moss on bark reddish moss on bark **   reddish moss on bark **   reddish moss on bark **   reddish moss on bark **   reddish moss on bark **   reddish moss on bark **   reddish moss on bark **   reddish moss on bark **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 51 Porpidia albocaerulescens Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 52 Variolaria pustulata Variolaria pustulata **   Variolaria pustulata **   Variolaria pustulata **   Variolaria pustulata **   Variolaria pustulata **   Variolaria pustulata **   Variolaria pustulata **   Variolaria pustulata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 53 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 54 Ribes Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   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 m 0.5 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 90 % Tree       Nonvascular     60 %
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