095-MONF-0525
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0525
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0525
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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: Tucker region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	13 (X) x 33 (Y)
Shape	trapezoid
Area	429 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1266 m
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Northwest corner of Dolly Sods Wilderness Area. Young spruce forest surrounds outcrop.;Highly dissected bedrock outcrop capping Rocky Ridge on the western escarpment of Cabin Mountain. Shrubs and grasses grow in crevices and cracks, some of which are 2-3 meters deep. Upper surfaces of outcrop have less lichen cover than sides of crevices, probably due to trampling. Some charred wood in crevices. This outcrop may have been severly impacted by fire, motorcyclist , and recreation in years past. Possibly some of the outcrop is newly exposed following historic logging and fire. A few potholes in bedrock hold water.
Representativeness	Plot was placed to capture open bedrock lichen community, away from shrubbier edges of the outcrop. NE-SW running ridgeline.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	89 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Percent Water	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Jun-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	429 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 bedrock outcrop

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 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Vaccinium myrtilloides Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Vaccinium myrtilloides **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Aralia hispida Aralia hispida **   Aralia hispida **   Aralia hispida **   Aralia hispida **   Aralia hispida **   Aralia hispida **   Aralia hispida **   Aralia hispida **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Betula Betula **   Betula **   Betula **   Betula **   Betula **   Betula **   Betula **   Betula **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 11 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Polypodium appalachianum Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 14 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Carex brunnescens Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 black asphault lichen black asphault lichen **   black asphault lichen **   black asphault lichen **   black asphault lichen **   black asphault lichen **   black asphault lichen **   black asphault lichen **   black asphault lichen **   Nonvascular 15 %         -none- 17 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Trapeliopsis granulosa Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 Mycoblastus sanguinarius Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Mycoblastus sanguinarius **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Cladonia pleurota Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Flavoparmelia Flavoparmelia **   Flavoparmelia **   Flavoparmelia **   Flavoparmelia **   Flavoparmelia **   Flavoparmelia **   Flavoparmelia **   Flavoparmelia **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Cladonia rangiferina Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 3 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Nonvascular     40 %
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