095-MINE-0011
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MINE-0011
Author Observation Code	095-MINE-0011
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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	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	531 m
Slope Aspect	360 º
Slope Gradient	67 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	College Farm for Potomac State College. Back from cliff edge trampled. Fresh ATV tracks on road to top. Extensive limstone forests, woodlands and glades extend along cliff bands north.;Massive limestone cliff on summit of rock hill overlooking the Potomac River. Just back from cliff edge is grassland, probably created for overlook. Top of cliff has numerous shelves and crevices, which provide habitat for vascular plants, including many exotic weeds and a few rare natives.
Representativeness	Massive limestone cliff face. Plot sampled from top includes visable areas and top ledges, excludes prairie weeds on soil of dip slope.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	7 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Physocarpus opulifolius / Xanthoria elegans limestone cliff

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 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 10 %         -none- 2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Rhus typhina Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Rhus typhina **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 6 Bidens bipinnata Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 7 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 8 Echium vulgare Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Echium vulgare **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 9 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 10 Nepeta cataria Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Nepeta cataria **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 11 Melilotus officinalis Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Setaria pumila ssp. pumila Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Setaria pumila ssp. pumila **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Linaria vulgaris Linaria vulgaris **   Linaria vulgaris **   Linaria vulgaris **   Linaria vulgaris **   Linaria vulgaris **   Linaria vulgaris **   Linaria vulgaris **   Linaria vulgaris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Tridens flavus var. flavus Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Tridens flavus var. flavus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Campanula rotundifolia Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Minuartia michauxii var. michauxii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Plantago lanceolata Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Plantago lanceolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Potentilla recta Potentilla recta **   Potentilla recta **   Potentilla recta **   Potentilla recta **   Potentilla recta **   Potentilla recta **   Potentilla recta **   Potentilla recta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 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 0.5 %         -none- 21 Poa compressa Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Polygonum scandens var. dumetorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Arabis lyrata Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Medicago sativa ssp. sativa Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Medicago sativa ssp. sativa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Solanum carolinense var. carolinense Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Solanum carolinense var. carolinense **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Cirsium Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Cirsium **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 27 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Xanthoria elegans Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 29 Physconia leucoleiptes Physconia leucoleiptes **   Physconia leucoleiptes **   Physconia leucoleiptes **   Physconia leucoleiptes **   Physconia leucoleiptes **   Physconia leucoleiptes **   Physconia leucoleiptes **   Physconia leucoleiptes **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 30 Xanthoparmelia hypofusca Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Xanthoparmelia hypofusca **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 31 Lecanora muralis Lecanora muralis **   Lecanora muralis **   Lecanora muralis **   Lecanora muralis **   Lecanora muralis **   Lecanora muralis **   Lecanora muralis **   Lecanora muralis **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 32 Syntrichia ruralis Syntrichia ruralis **   Syntrichia ruralis **   Syntrichia ruralis **   Syntrichia ruralis **   Syntrichia ruralis **   Syntrichia ruralis **   Syntrichia ruralis **   Syntrichia ruralis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 33 Aspicilia laevata Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Aspicilia laevata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 34 Grimmia olneyi Grimmia olneyi **   Grimmia olneyi **   Grimmia olneyi **   Grimmia olneyi **   Grimmia olneyi **   Grimmia olneyi **   Grimmia olneyi **   Grimmia olneyi **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 35 Aspicilia cinerea Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -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 10 % Nonvascular     20 %
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