095-MONF-0559
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0559
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0559
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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	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1337 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	To the NE is the Forks of Cranberry trail. Between here and Rt 150 the forest ranges from red maple - black cherry - American beech / mountian woodfern forest in the decidous areas to red spruce / southern mountain cranberry / mountain woodfern and red spruce / yellow birch forests in the conifer dominated areas. Large tract of Wilderness Area managed by USFS. Between the boulders in the shady depths the rock faces are covered with blue and green dust lichens (Lepraria ?).;Open exposed shrubland growing on large sandstone boulders (dump truck sized). Plot is on top of several boulders separated by 1m wide by 7 m deep crevices. The surface of the plot ranges by 1 to 2 m. Many of the exposed boulder tops have rounded channels caused by erosion. Much of the boulder tops are bare with most of the crust lichens on the vertical faces. The vascular vegetation is confined to mossy flats and crevides where duff sccumulates. Charcoal found in plot. Remnant of old forest fire? Or more recent camp fire?
Representativeness	Small patch of open shrubland with red spruce / minnie bush growing on top of lichen covered boulders. Plot was placed to maximize cover of open rock and minimize cover by red spruce. Plot samples the bouldertops not the caverns between. Similar to plots
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	93 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	1 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-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	lichen covered sandstone boulders

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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Carex brunnescens Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 11 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Porpidia subsimplex Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 14 Pycnothelia papillaria Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Pycnothelia papillaria **   Nonvascular 6 %         -none- 15 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 16 Polytrichum juniperinum Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 17 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 19 Cladonia pleurota Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 20 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 21 Lepraria caesiella Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 22 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 1 %         -none- 23 Hypnum curvifolium Hypnum curvifolium **   Hypnum curvifolium **   Hypnum curvifolium **   Hypnum curvifolium **   Hypnum curvifolium **   Hypnum curvifolium **   Hypnum curvifolium **   Hypnum curvifolium **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 24 Flavoparmelia caperata Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 25 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 26 moss moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 27 Hypogymnia physodes Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Hypogymnia physodes **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Usnea Usnea **   Usnea **   Usnea **   Usnea **   Usnea **   Usnea **   Usnea **   Usnea **   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 0 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Nonvascular     40 %
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