095-MONF-0557
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0557
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0557
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pocahontas 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	1316 m
Slope Aspect	120 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Boulderfield/talus
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	To the N, along the trail, is a large block of Spruce forest. To the S along the trail the forest is mostly deciduous, dominated by yellow birch, American beech, and black cherry.;Open sunny boulderfield with Betula lenta - Sorbus americana / Cladonia spp. The community has heavy lichen and moss cover around the bases od the deciduous trees. The open rock has some cover by dust and crust lichens. The Tea Creek Mtn. trail cuts along the Western edge of the plot. There is a Geo Cache located within the plot. Old charcoal found in crevices between rocks. Opening created by fire after turn of the century logging? Soils too thin and rocky for forest?
Representativeness	Small patch of boulderfield woodland with sweet birch and mountain ash. Plot was placed to minimize spruce and maximize open, lichen covered rock. Similar plots sampled at Dolly Sods (Roaring Plain, Red Creek Plain). This patch follows Tea Creek Mtn. trai
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	60 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	35 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Jul-2013
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	Betula lenta - Sorbus americana / Cladonia spp. boulderfield woodland

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 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 3 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tall Shrub 7 %         -none- 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 7 %         -none- 5 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 6 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Amelanchier Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 11 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 13 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Amelanchier Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 19 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Lycopodium hickeyi Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Carex brunnescens Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Porpidia subsimplex Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Nonvascular 27 %         -none- 26 Rhizocarpon reductum Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 27 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 28 Trapeliopsis granulosa Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 29 Cladonia rangiferina Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Cladonia rangiferina **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 30 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 31 Acarospora fuscata Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 32 Cladonia grayi Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 33 Cladonia arbuscula Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Cladonia arbuscula **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 34 Lepraria caesiella Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 35 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 36 Psilolechia lucida Psilolechia lucida **   Psilolechia lucida **   Psilolechia lucida **   Psilolechia lucida **   Psilolechia lucida **   Psilolechia lucida **   Psilolechia lucida **   Psilolechia lucida **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 37 Xanthoparmelia plittii Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 38 Hypogymnia physodes Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 39 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 40 Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Cladonia macilenta var. bacillaris **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 41 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 42 Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Cladonia gracilis ssp. turbinata **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 30 %         -none- 44 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tree 20 %         -none- 45 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tree 7 %         -none- 46 Amelanchier Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Amelanchier **   Tree 1 %         -none- 47 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 3 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Canopy 2 m 5 m 30 % Tree       Nonvascular     60 %
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