095-NCTC-0009
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NCTC-0009
Author Observation Code	095-NCTC-0009
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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	105 m
Slope Aspect	310 º
Slope Gradient	16 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Area has a long history of agricultural development and now has an assortment of successional forest types and old fields. Rocky areas, like this plot, were probably not disturbed as much and have more natural forest types. Across ravine on private land is successional sycamore on an upland slope.;Limestone outcrop on hillbreak above a shallow ravine. Rich soil supports forest of medium size chinquapin oak, bitternut hickory, ash, and hackberry. The tall shrub layer is dominated by paw-paw with some black haw. The lush forb layer is dominated by twinleaf and false mermaid.
Representativeness	Small patch chinquapin - bitternut forest around rock outcrop at hill break. Plot centered around outcrop and dense twinleaf clone. Early spring sample. Vanderhorst revisited plot on July 25 2011 to update herb cover.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	92 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-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	Carya cordiformis - Quercus muehlenbergii / Asimina triloba / Jeffersonia diphylla 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 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 39 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 56 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Canopy 2 %         -none- 7 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Tall Shrub 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 11 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 12 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 14 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 15 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 19 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Jeffersonia diphylla Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Herbaceous 60 %         -none- 24 Floerkea proserpinacoides Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Floerkea proserpinacoides **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 25 Carex jamesii Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 26 Viola pubescens Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 27 Dicentra cucullaria Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 28 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Claytonia virginica Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 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 0.5 %         -none- 39 Carex jamesii Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Carex jamesii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 grass grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   grass **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Geum Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Muscari botryoides Muscari botryoides **   Muscari botryoides **   Muscari botryoides **   Muscari botryoides **   Muscari botryoides **   Muscari botryoides **   Muscari botryoides **   Muscari botryoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Brachythecium laetum Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Brachythecium laetum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 50 Anomodon attenuatus Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Anomodon attenuatus **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 51 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Tree 20 %         -none- 52 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Tree 20 %         -none- 53 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Tree 7 %         -none- 54 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tree 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tree       Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 80 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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