095-MONF-0415
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0415
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0415
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Greenbrier 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	618 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Slope Gradient	38 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Large shale woodland bordered by farm and river below and Monongahela National Forest above. Microstegium vimneum is moving upslope from the farm and is within 10 m of the barren.;Open shale channery slope adjacent to 3 m escarpment, partly shaded by scattered trees. South facing steep and treacherous crumbling slope with sparse herbaceous vegetation. Ferns, Phlox, and lichens are in cracks along escarpment.
Representativeness	Slightly more open, shaly section of large shale woodland at Turkey Pen Shale Barren. Arabis serotina occurs in both denser woodland (with more forbs) and this more open slope.
Hydrologic Regime	extremely dry
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	91 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Aug-2009
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus rubra - Pinus virginiana shale barren 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 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 8 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 34 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 7 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 16 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 25 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 26 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Antennaria virginica Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Sedum glaucophyllum Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Sedum glaucophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Solidago bicolor Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Polygonum scandens var. cristatum Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Polygonum scandens var. cristatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Penstemon pallidus Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Cheilanthes lanosa Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Arabis serotina Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 crustose lichen crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tree 11 %         -none- 44 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tree 4 %         -none- 45 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Tree 4 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 3 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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