095-MONF-0602
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0602
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0602
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	988 m
Slope Aspect	165 º
Slope Gradient	120 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Site is popular destination, with stairs and platforms.;Overhanging sandstone channel shelf, eroded to form a "rock house" behind waterfall. Community is dominated by dust lichens with bryophytes on ledges. Syntrichia ammonsiana grows on ledge directly behind the waterfall. There is lightly used trail under the falls.
Representativeness	Sampled rock cave under waterfall from bottom. Plot is restricted to bedrock walls and roof - herb dominated floor was excluded.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
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	dust lichen - bryophyte sandstone 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 Rubus pubescens var. pubescens Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Rubus pubescens var. pubescens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 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 0.5 %         -none- 3 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 4 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 5 Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Asplenium ruta-muraria Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 7 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Agrostis Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Agrostis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Lepraria disjuncta Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Lepraria disjuncta **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 11 Botryolepraria lesdainii Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Botryolepraria lesdainii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 12 string moss string moss **   string moss **   string moss **   string moss **   string moss **   string moss **   string moss **   string moss **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 large liverwort large liverwort **   large liverwort **   large liverwort **   large liverwort **   large liverwort **   large liverwort **   large liverwort **   large liverwort **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 15 narrow leaf moss narrow leaf moss **   narrow leaf moss **   narrow leaf moss **   narrow leaf moss **   narrow leaf moss **   narrow leaf moss **   narrow leaf moss **   narrow leaf moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 16 shiny moss on sandstone shelf shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   shiny moss on sandstone shelf **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 17 Mniaceae 2 Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Mniaceae 2 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 18 moss 1 moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   moss 1 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 brown moss brown moss **   brown moss **   brown moss **   brown moss **   brown moss **   brown moss **   brown moss **   brown moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 20 running moss running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   running moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 Mniaceae 1 Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Mniaceae 1 **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 22 moss 2 on sandstone shelf moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   moss 2 on sandstone shelf **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 23 Trentepohlia aurea Trentepohlia aurea **   Trentepohlia aurea **   Trentepohlia aurea **   Trentepohlia aurea **   Trentepohlia aurea **   Trentepohlia aurea **   Trentepohlia aurea **   Trentepohlia aurea **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 24 Mnium stellare Mnium stellare **   Mnium stellare **   Mnium stellare **   Mnium stellare **   Mnium stellare **   Mnium stellare **   Mnium stellare **   Mnium stellare **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Ramalina intermedia Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 26 Tortula ammonsiana Tortula ammonsiana **   Tortula ammonsiana **   Tortula ammonsiana **   Tortula ammonsiana **   Tortula ammonsiana **   Tortula ammonsiana **   Tortula ammonsiana **   Tortula ammonsiana **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 1 % Nonvascular     30 %
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