095-MONF-0544
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0544
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0544
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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	15 (X) x 26 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	390 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1029 m
Slope Aspect	220 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Plateau
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Open pavement and rock faces sampled by additional plots. Further away from edge are larger trees, but still with an open canopy.;Thin soils on sandstone bedrock just back from an open pavement / clifftop. Narrow zone is maintaned as an edaphic shrubland due to extreme exposure and shallow soils. Trees become established but are stunted or dying.
Representativeness	Most of small patch of shrub patch between open rock pavement and open woodland.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Sep-2012
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	390 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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Rhododendron maximum - Kalmia latifolia shrubland

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 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 40 %         -none- 2 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 20 %         -none- 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 4 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 5 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 8 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 9 Cladonia arbuscula Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 10 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 11 Leucobryum albidum Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Leucobryum albidum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 12 Cladonia pleurota Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 13 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 14 Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta var. macilenta **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 15 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 16 Pycnothelia papillaria Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 17 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 18 Porpidia subsimplex Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 20 Melanelia culbersonii Melanelia culbersonii **   Melanelia culbersonii **   Melanelia culbersonii **   Melanelia culbersonii **   Melanelia culbersonii **   Melanelia culbersonii **   Melanelia culbersonii **   Melanelia culbersonii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 Dicranum flagellare Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Dicranum flagellare **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 22 Placynthiella oligotropha Placynthiella oligotropha **   Placynthiella oligotropha **   Placynthiella oligotropha **   Placynthiella oligotropha **   Placynthiella oligotropha **   Placynthiella oligotropha **   Placynthiella oligotropha **   Placynthiella oligotropha **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 23 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 60 % Nonvascular     10 %
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