095-MORG-0005
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MORG-0005
Author Observation Code	095-MORG-0005
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	40 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Morgan 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	596 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upslope ca. 100m is a large cliff break (MORG.4). Above that is a mature Oak forest. The tallus community continues several hundred meters below the plot. There it is more open and dominated by lichens, with even less vascular plant cover.;Open xeric shrubland growing on large tallus slope of tuscarora sandstone. The rock fragments are roughly 0.5m2 to 1m2 in size. The tallus is located in a draw between 2 rocky points. There is little vascular vegetation, only a handful of twisted Sweet Birches. The dominant life form within the stand are lichen species.
Representativeness	Large patch of a tallus field shrubland dominated by Betula lenta / Umbilicaria 'mamulata'. Plot was placed to sample windy ridge polygon occurring on Cacapon Mtn.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	99 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	0.5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jul-2008
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 lenta / Umbilicaria mammulata talus woodland

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 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 6 Flavoparmelia caperata Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Flavoparmelia caperata **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 7 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 8 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 9 Black crustose lichen Black crustose lichen **   Black crustose lichen **   Black crustose lichen **   Black crustose lichen **   Black crustose lichen **   Black crustose lichen **   Black crustose lichen **   Black crustose lichen **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 10 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 11 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 12 Cladonia macilenta Cladonia macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta **   Cladonia macilenta **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 13 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 14 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 15 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous       Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 1 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Nonvascular     60 %
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