095-MONF-0085
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0085
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0085
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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 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1131 m
Slope Aspect	330 º
Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Slightly warmer aspects at this slope position have high elevation red oak. Nearby forest on private land has been more recently cut. Matrix community on mountain top is northern hardwoods similar to this plot with patches of red spruce forest. Wilderness candidate area.;Bedrock/boulder outcrop zone on slope shoulder of high mountain top. Vegetation is older second growth forest of northern hardwoods dominated by Betula allegheniensis and Prunus serotina. Flat topped rock in plot with Polypodium appalachianum and Oclemena acuminatus flourishing due to protection from deer herbivory (out of reach). Elsewhere in plot there is a lush cover by ferns (herbivore resistant). Spruce saplings scattered in understory attest to likely climax.
Representativeness	Matrix forest with bedrock outcrop.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Aug-2003
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Betula allegheniensis - Prunus serotina / Dryopteris intermedia - Oxalis montana forest

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 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 **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 44 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 56 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 57 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 60 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 51 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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 **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 8 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 9 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 # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 16 Dryopteris campyloptera Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 17 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 18 Polypodium appalachianum Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 19 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 20 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Carex aestivalis Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Ipomoea Ipomoea **   Ipomoea **   Ipomoea **   Ipomoea **   Ipomoea **   Ipomoea **   Ipomoea **   Ipomoea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Carex debilis var. rudgei Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Cinna latifolia Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Cinna latifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Polygonum cilinode Polygonum cilinode **   Polygonum cilinode **   Polygonum cilinode **   Polygonum cilinode **   Polygonum cilinode **   Polygonum cilinode **   Polygonum cilinode **   Polygonum cilinode **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 35 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 36 Dicranum Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 37 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 **   Tree 45 %         -none- 38 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 20 %         -none- 39 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tree 6 %         -none- 40 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree 4 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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