095-MONF-0601
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0601
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0601
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1038 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Slope Gradient	150 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone/shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Popular tourist destination with stairs and boardwalk overlooks. Surrounding forest is eastern hemlock / northern hardwoods in cooler sites and northern hardwoods in warmer, enriched sites.;Overhanging sandstone bedrock undercut by creek, which has eroded the shale formation below. Waterfall cuts through center but entire cliff face is probably flooded at high water flows. Community is composed of bryophytes and lichens adapted to distinct micro-habitats. There is a lightly trampled trail leading to bottom of falls, but loose shale flora mostly intact.
Representativeness	Plot is entire rock house, including loose shale floor, sidewalls, and overhanging sandstone ceiling.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	60 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	9 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Sep-2014
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	bryophyte - lichen rock house

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 **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 4 Botryolepraria lesdainii Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 5 liverwort liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   liverwort **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 6 roof moss roof moss **   roof moss **   roof moss **   roof moss **   roof moss **   roof moss **   roof moss **   roof moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 7 running moss running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 8 Leprocaulon adhaerens Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Leprocaulon adhaerens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 9 small ropey moss on moist sandstone small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   small ropey moss on moist sandstone **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 10 Lepraria on hanging moss Lepraria on hanging moss **   Lepraria on hanging moss **   Lepraria on hanging moss **   Lepraria on hanging moss **   Lepraria on hanging moss **   Lepraria on hanging moss **   Lepraria on hanging moss **   Lepraria on hanging moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 11 moss 1 on sandstone shelves moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   moss 1 on sandstone shelves **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 12 red moss on sandstone red moss on sandstone **   red moss on sandstone **   red moss on sandstone **   red moss on sandstone **   red moss on sandstone **   red moss on sandstone **   red moss on sandstone **   red moss on sandstone **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 13 dripline moss-under water dripline moss-under water **   dripline moss-under water **   dripline moss-under water **   dripline moss-under water **   dripline moss-under water **   dripline moss-under water **   dripline moss-under water **   dripline moss-under water **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 14 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 15 ferny moss on shale shelves ferny moss on shale shelves **   ferny moss on shale shelves **   ferny moss on shale shelves **   ferny moss on shale shelves **   ferny moss on shale shelves **   ferny moss on shale shelves **   ferny moss on shale shelves **   ferny moss on shale shelves **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 16 small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   small narrow leaf moss on moist sandstone **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 17 Mniaceae 1 Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 18 Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Mniaceae 2 on sandstone shelf **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 mud moss mud moss **   mud moss **   mud moss **   mud moss **   mud moss **   mud moss **   mud moss **   mud moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 20 trailing moss trailing moss **   trailing moss **   trailing moss **   trailing moss **   trailing moss **   trailing moss **   trailing moss **   trailing moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 moss on rock moss on rock **   moss on rock **   moss on rock **   moss on rock **   moss on rock **   moss on rock **   moss on rock **   moss on rock **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 22 black moss black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 23 narrow acrocarp on sandstone narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   narrow acrocarp on sandstone **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 24 clasping moss on soil clasping moss on soil **   clasping moss on soil **   clasping moss on soil **   clasping moss on soil **   clasping moss on soil **   clasping moss on soil **   clasping moss on soil **   clasping moss on soil **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 25 Galium Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Pilea pumila var. pumila Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Parietaria pensylvanica Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Carex trisperma var. trisperma Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Circaea alpina ssp. alpina Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Saxifraga micranthidifolia Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Nonvascular     30 %
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