095-MONF-0529
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0529
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0529
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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	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	738 m
Slope Aspect	72 º
Slope Gradient	42 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Upslope and downslope are rich oak-hickory forests. Although limestone is mapped in large swath, limestone influence and visible outcrops are small part of that area.;Outcrop of limestone on a seep north slope above a high gradient mountain stream. Bedrock outcrop supports large basswood, red oaks and sugar maples. Herbs and bryophytes include calco-lithophiles.
Representativeness	Long, narrow plot placed on limestone bedrock ledges. Similar forest extends diagonally for roughly 100 meters SE/NW.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	60 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	4 %
Percent Litter	26 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Jul-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	Tilia americana - Acer saccharum / Ostrya virginiana / Solidago flexicaulis forest

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 50 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 42 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 43 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 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 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 16 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Carex woodii Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Carex woodii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Thalictrum Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Asplenium rhizophyllum Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Zizia trifoliata Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Carex digitalis var. digitalis Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Packera obovata Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Daucus carota Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Daucus carota **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Anomodon attenuatus Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 51 Climacium americanum Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Climacium americanum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 52 Bryoandersonia illecebra Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H. Rob. Bryoandersonia illecebra bryoandersonia moss BRIL Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H. Rob. Bryoandersonia illecebra bryoandersonia moss BRIL Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 53 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 54 Brachythecium laetum Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 55 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 56 Bagliettoa baldensis Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Bagliettoa baldensis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 57 Orthotrichum strangulatum Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Orthotrichum strangulatum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 58 Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 59 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 60 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tree 30 %         -none- 61 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Tree 15 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 % Tree       Nonvascular     20 %
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