095-MONF-0514
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0514
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0514
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Randolph region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1047 m
Slope Aspect	28 º
Slope Gradient	100 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Sandstone spit coming off the E flank of McGowen Mountain. The community to the N is yellow birch - red maple - eastern hemlock / great laurel. To the S of the rocks the community is eastern hemlock / great laurel. The view from the clifftop (plot MONF.513) is quite beautiful. Many other cliff / boulder areas can be observed. As well as overlooking the Otter Creek / Yellow Creek confuence.;Large sandstone cliff at the end of a point of McGowen Mountain. The plot is on the shady moist side. Much of the rock is overhanging and lichen covered. There are a few areas where the slope is extreme. These areas are covered in mosses. Because the plot follows the contour of the cliff the face as multiple micro-aspects. The cliff averages 10 m in height.
Representativeness	Small plot sized patch of N facing canglomerate sandstone cliff. Plot was placed to capture contrary aspect to plot MONF.512. Plot was observed from the base. The plot has a northerly aspect but follows the contour of the rock.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	99 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Mar-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	lichen covered sandstone cliff

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Tall Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 3 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 4 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular 4 %         -none- 10 Dicranodontium denudatum Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 11 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 12 Lepraria cryophila Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 Dicranum flagellare Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 15 Lepidozia reptans Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 16 Lepraria caesiella Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 17 Cladonia caespiticia Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 18 Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 Cladonia rangiferina Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Kurzia sylvatica Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 green algae green algae **   green algae **   green algae **   green algae **   green algae **   green algae **   green algae **   green algae **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 lichen crust photo lichen crust photo **   lichen crust photo **   lichen crust photo **   lichen crust photo **   lichen crust photo **   lichen crust photo **   lichen crust photo **   lichen crust photo **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Nonvascular     90 %
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