095-MINE-0010
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MINE-0010
Author Observation Code	095-MINE-0010
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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: Mineral 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	258 m
Slope Aspect	252 º
Slope Gradient	38 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	alluvium
Landscape Narrative	Across river is Maryland. Floodplain forest on WV side is young and weedy. Site of plot belongs to Potomac State University;Bedrock outcrop which runs down to river with loose gravel chutes between rock fins. Hot, dry exposure. Community is mostly open but one large, stunted red oak provides shade. There are several dead junipers sawn out for fence posts and smaller living specimens. Many shrub clumps have dead branches and saplings have dead tops, probably due to drought stress. Fenceline runs above plot, may have limited grazing and trample.
Representativeness	Small patch of open glade/prairie. Plot samples area with soil and high herb cover. Other open areas adjacent have more bedrock. Spectacular natural open limestone community!
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	30 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	40 %
Percent Wood	7 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Aug-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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus rubra - Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium barren

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Ht. Err # 20 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 # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 9 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 10 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Rosaceae shrub Rosaceae shrub **   Rosaceae shrub **   Rosaceae shrub **   Rosaceae shrub **   Rosaceae shrub **   Rosaceae shrub **   Rosaceae shrub **   Rosaceae shrub **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 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- 19 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 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 10 %         -none- 22 Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 23 Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 24 Solidago arguta var. harrisii Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Lithospermum canescens Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Asparagus officinalis Asparagus officinalis **   Asparagus officinalis **   Asparagus officinalis **   Asparagus officinalis **   Asparagus officinalis **   Asparagus officinalis **   Asparagus officinalis **   Asparagus officinalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Allium cernuum var. cernuum Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Asclepias viridiflora Asclepias viridiflora **   Asclepias viridiflora **   Asclepias viridiflora **   Asclepias viridiflora **   Asclepias viridiflora **   Asclepias viridiflora **   Asclepias viridiflora **   Asclepias viridiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Calystegia spithamaea ssp. purshiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Daucus carota Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Convolvulaceae **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Schistidium apocarpum Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 37 Lecanora valesiaca Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Lecanora valesiaca **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 38 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tree 15 %         -none- 40 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Tree 4 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 % Tree       Nonvascular     3 %
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