095-NCTC-0011
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:20169-{95D6A5DB-643B-442D-8860-F49E93A6A83F} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NCTC-0011
Author Observation Code	095-NCTC-0011
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Jefferson 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	103 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	50 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Top of cliff on level supports red oak - sugar maple forest (NCTC.10). Slopes have mesophytic sugar maple - basswood. There is a narrow floodplain bank w/ sycamore and bluebells along river.;Calcareous cliff and ledges overlooking Potomac River. There is near complete canopy cover by overhanging trees and few trees rooted on ledges, but there is some horizontal canopy gap on the steepest face where a rare Arabis grows. Flora is mostly similar to surrounding mixed mesophytic forest community with a few lithophytes.
Representativeness	Small patch cliff community. Plot is centered on entire , steepest rockiest expression! Larger cliff community just outside NCTC property. Early spring sample. Plot will probably classify as Acer (nigrum, saccharum) - Tilia americana / Asimina triloba / J
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	40 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	37 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Apr-2011
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	Tilia americana - Acer saccharum / Hydrangea arborescens / Aquilegia canadensis forested 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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 25 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 25 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 53 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer nigrum Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 34 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 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 **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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- 7 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 18 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 19 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 20 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Allium tricoccum Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Claytonia virginica Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Jeffersonia diphylla Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Arabis patens Arabis patens **   Arabis patens **   Arabis patens **   Arabis patens **   Arabis patens **   Arabis patens **   Arabis patens **   Arabis patens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Chelidonium majus var. majus Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Chelidonium majus var. majus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Stellaria media Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Erythronium Erythronium **   Erythronium **   Erythronium **   Erythronium **   Erythronium **   Erythronium **   Erythronium **   Erythronium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Asplenium rhizophyllum Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Dicentra cucullaria Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Silene stellata Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Trillium sessile Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Anomodon attenuatus Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Nonvascular 30 %         -none- 50 crustose lichen crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   crustose lichen **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 51 Anomodon minor Anomodon minor **   Anomodon minor **   Anomodon minor **   Anomodon minor **   Anomodon minor **   Anomodon minor **   Anomodon minor **   Anomodon minor **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 52 Anomodon rostratus Anomodon rostratus **   Anomodon rostratus **   Anomodon rostratus **   Anomodon rostratus **   Anomodon rostratus **   Anomodon rostratus **   Anomodon rostratus **   Anomodon rostratus **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 53 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 **   Tree 30 %         -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular     40 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.