095-MONF-0425
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0425
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0425
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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: Grant 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	1209 m
Slope Aspect	286 º
Slope Gradient	2 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Plateau
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Thick lichen on snags and tall shrub layer suggest not burned in a long time. Site is succeeding to spruce.;Many pitch pine snags-- species was once more abundant here. Ground is hummocky with large rocks underlying hummocks. Extremely thick shrub layer.
Representativeness	Represents thicket upslope and east of Red Creek Plains bog. 2 m higher elevation.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jul-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	Picea rubens - Pinus rigida / Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron maximum woodland; Conifer seedlings < 1 m tall: Red Spruce: 68

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 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Emergent 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Emergent 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 30.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 19.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 8 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 **   Sub-Canopy 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 62.5 %         -none- 10 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 11 Nemopanthus mucronatus Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 16 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 17.5 %         -none- 17 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 18 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 19 Nemopanthus mucronatus Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 20 Viburnum nudum Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 27 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 28 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Nemopanthus mucronatus Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Viburnum nudum Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 40 unknown moss unknown moss **   unknown moss **   unknown moss **   unknown moss **   unknown moss **   unknown moss **   unknown moss **   unknown moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 41 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 42 foliose lichens foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 43 Ptilium crista-castrensis Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Ptilium crista-castrensis **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 44 feathery moss feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 45 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 46 dome-dorming moss dome-dorming moss **   dome-dorming moss **   dome-dorming moss **   dome-dorming moss **   dome-dorming moss **   dome-dorming moss **   dome-dorming moss **   dome-dorming moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 47 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 48 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree 17.5 %         -none- 49 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tree 7.5 %         -none- 50 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 7.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Emergent 10 m 15 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 80 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 3 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 10 %
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