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095-MONF-0062
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:20090-{BAB10B9A-F7DE-4984-AD52-52CB66DB99FB}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 095-MONF-0062
Author Observation Code ? 095-MONF-0062
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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 ? 20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape ? Square
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 850 m
Slope Aspect ? 270 º
Slope Gradient ? 30 º
Topographic Position ? Middle slope
Landform ? Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits ? limestone
Rock Type ? sandstone
Landscape Narrative ? Patch of mature forest along band of limestone outcrop. Biggest trees are red oak and sugar maple. Uphill is younger forest dominated by white ash and sugar maple. Understory in plot is dominated Carpinus caroliniana and Fagus. Fairly low cover in herb layer compared to younger stands.
Representativeness ? Taken to represent mature forest on limestone, but there is relatively low abundance of rich site indicators and spring flora.
Percent Bedrock ? 10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 11 %
Percent Wood ? 3 %
Percent Litter ? 70 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 5 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 08-May-2002
Project ? West Virginia NHP
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 400
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 ? Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum / Fagus grandifolia forest
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Canopy
40 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
68 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
72 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
2 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy
40 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
85 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
98 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
3 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy
40 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
4 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy
10 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
5 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Sub-Canopy
3 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
6 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Sub-Canopy
1 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
7 Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Carpinus caroliniana ssp. virginiana **   Tall Shrub
20 %
        -none-
8 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub
20 %
        -none-
9 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub
1 %
        -none-
10 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
11 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
12 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
13 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
14 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
15 Galium lanceolatum Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
16 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
17 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
18 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
19 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
20 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
21 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
22 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
23 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
24 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
25 Anemone Anemone **   Anemone **   Anemone **   Anemone **   Anemone **   Anemone **   Anemone **   Anemone **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
26 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
27 Trillium nivale Trillium nivale **   Trillium nivale **   Trillium nivale **   Trillium nivale **   Trillium nivale **   Trillium nivale **   Trillium nivale **   Trillium nivale **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
28 Carex communis var. communis Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Carex communis var. communis **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
29 Prenanthes Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
30 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
31 Athyrium filix-femina Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Athyrium filix-femina **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
32 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
33 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
34 Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
35 Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Hepatica nobilis var. acuta **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
36 Actaea racemosa var. racemosa Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa var. racemosa **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
37 Zizia trifoliata Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
38 Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
39 Obolaria virginica Obolaria virginica **   Obolaria virginica **   Obolaria virginica **   Obolaria virginica **   Obolaria virginica **   Obolaria virginica **   Obolaria virginica **   Obolaria virginica **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
40 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
41 Ditrichum rhynchostegium Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Ditrichum rhynchostegium **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
42 Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
43 Bryoandersonia illecebra Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H. Rob. Bryoandersonia illecebra bryoandersonia moss BRIL Bryoandersonia illecebra (Hedw.) H. Rob. Bryoandersonia illecebra bryoandersonia moss BRIL Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
44 Anomodon attenuatus Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     10 %
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 %
Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 %
Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 %
Nonvascular      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Vanderhorst, Jim Field assistant
Community Classification:
No communties have been assigned to this plot.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
Unknown       5.97 %           4 17.41    


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot