095-MONF-0540
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0540
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0540
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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	436 m
Slope Aspect	120 º
Slope Gradient	89 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	At the top of the rock the forest is dominated by chestnut oak - scarlet oak / Vaccinium pallidum but quickly becomes weedy and successional around the old CCC camp ca. 100 m NW. Below the cliff a mesic forest with red oak, tulip poplar, and basswood can be observed. The North Fork South Branch Potomac is located ca 100 m to the SE. Directly across the river ca. 250 m is a similar cliff with full sum exposure at the time of the survey.;Steep SE facing sandstone cliff is overhung by large chestnut oak trees, although none are rooted in the plot. There are a few S1 shrubs and herbaceous plants growing on small ledges and cracks on cliff. Most of the cliff is sheer rock with micro and macro lichen cover. Several bolted climbing routes were observed.
Representativeness	Large patch of lichen covered steep sandstone cliff face with a SE exposure. Differs from other plots on similar substrate. Here the rock is in a narrow N-S gorge and only recieves full sunlight roughly 1/2 the day.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	97 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Sep-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 Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 2 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 6 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 7 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 9 Hylotelephium telephioides Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Solidago bicolor Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Solidago bicolor **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Arabis lyrata Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 14 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Flavoparmelia baltimorensis Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Nonvascular 30 %         -none- 17 Punctelia missouriensis Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Punctelia missouriensis **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 18 Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Dirina massiliensis f. sorediata **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 19 Dirinaria frostii Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Dirinaria frostii **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 20 Lepraria nomandinioides Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 21 Lepraria Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 22 black tar lichen? black tar lichen? **   black tar lichen? **   black tar lichen? **   black tar lichen? **   black tar lichen? **   black tar lichen? **   black tar lichen? **   black tar lichen? **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 23 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 24 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 25 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 26 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 27 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 28 Porpidia albocaerulescens Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 29 Chrysothrix Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Chrysothrix **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 30 Tremella cladoniae Tremella cladoniae **   Tremella cladoniae **   Tremella cladoniae **   Tremella cladoniae **   Tremella cladoniae **   Tremella cladoniae **   Tremella cladoniae **   Tremella cladoniae **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Cladonia caespiticia Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Cladonia caespiticia **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     1 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Nonvascular     60 %
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