095-MONR-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONR-0001
Author Observation Code	095-MONR-0001
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: Monroe region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	638 m
Slope Aspect	20 º
Slope Gradient	90 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Remote canyon on private land with access by rough road. White pine, dying hemlock / rhododendron on terrace across creek. Slope forests include recently logged areas, Gaylussacia brachycera abundant along road coming in, also in logged areas across creek.;Sandstone cliff just above stream channel on eroded outside bend of Second Creek. Rock is thin layered and blocky with numerous horizontal cracks and ledges. Cool aspect and shade from trees at base provide moist conditions which support a unique combination of plants, including some with southern affinity (Saxifraga michauxii, Galax aphylla). Lichens, mosses and liverworts are also abundant. Cliffs are shaded by Tsuga canadensis and Betula lenta but Tsuga is dying.
Representativeness	Ten meter high cliff face sampled from bottom for 40 m. Continues downstream another 50+ m, with slightly warmer aspect (N), and around corner to east aspect another 50 m.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	97 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Jul-2012
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	Saxifraga michauxii - Phegopteris connectilis sandstone cliff

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 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Saxifraga michauxii Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 10 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 11 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 12 Phegopteris connectilis Phegopteris connectilis **   Phegopteris connectilis **   Phegopteris connectilis **   Phegopteris connectilis **   Phegopteris connectilis **   Phegopteris connectilis **   Phegopteris connectilis **   Phegopteris connectilis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 13 Asplenium montanum Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 14 Galax urceolata Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Polypodium appalachianum Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 16 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Huperzia porophila Huperzia porophila **   Huperzia porophila **   Huperzia porophila **   Huperzia porophila **   Huperzia porophila **   Huperzia porophila **   Huperzia porophila **   Huperzia porophila **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 Lepraria caesiella Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Lepraria caesiella **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 20 Porpidia albocaerulescens Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Nonvascular 4 %         -none- 21 Pellia epiphylla Pellia epiphylla **   Pellia epiphylla **   Pellia epiphylla **   Pellia epiphylla **   Pellia epiphylla **   Pellia epiphylla **   Pellia epiphylla **   Pellia epiphylla **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 22 Mnium hornum Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 23 Porpidia degelii Porpidia degelii **   Porpidia degelii **   Porpidia degelii **   Porpidia degelii **   Porpidia degelii **   Porpidia degelii **   Porpidia degelii **   Porpidia degelii **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 24 Scapania nemorea Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Scapania nemorea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 25 Dicranella heteromalla Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 26 Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 27 Leucolejeunea clypeata Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Leucolejeunea clypeata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 28 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 29 Kurzia sylvatica Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Kurzia sylvatica **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 30 Diplophyllum apiculatum Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 31 Lepraria moroziana Lepraria moroziana **   Lepraria moroziana **   Lepraria moroziana **   Lepraria moroziana **   Lepraria moroziana **   Lepraria moroziana **   Lepraria moroziana **   Lepraria moroziana **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 32 Ramalina intermedia Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Ramalina intermedia **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 33 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 34 Mniaceae Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Mniaceae **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 36 Parmotrema reticulatum Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     10 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 3 % Nonvascular     30 %
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