095-NERI-0070
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0070
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0070
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Raleigh region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	314.15 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	651 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	This plot represents the beginning of the midslope community dominated by Quercus spp. and Carya. There are also many moister low slope species present here. The area below this plot is Acer saccharum/Aesculus flava community. Below this community, along Pinch Creek, is the Tsuga canadensis/Betula allegheniensis/Rhododendron maximum community.;This plot is on a very rocky, steep south facing hillside. The area is fairly moist considering its aspect. This is probably because of the very narrow valley in which it's contained.
Representativeness	This plot is at about midslope on a south facing hillside. It is somewhat between the moister Acer saccharum/Aesculus flava community below and the dryer Quercus spp. above. At the very bottom of the slope is Pinch Creek. The community along Pinch Cree
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	70 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jul-1999
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	314.15 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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus rubra/Acer saccharum

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 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 2 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 6 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 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 **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 34 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 49 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 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 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 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 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 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 %         -none- 21 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 22 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 23 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 25 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 2 %         -none- 26 Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 27 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 28 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 29 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Viola ×palmata Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Viola ×palmata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 40 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 41 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 42 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 43 Symphyotrichum lowrieanum Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Symphyotrichum lowrieanum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 44 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 45 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 46 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 47 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 48 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 49 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 50 Desmodium Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 51 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 52 Scutellaria saxatilis Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 53 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 54 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 55 Carya Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Carya **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 56 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 57 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 58 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 59 Viola striata Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 60 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 61 Cystopteris Cystopteris **   Cystopteris **   Cystopteris **   Cystopteris **   Cystopteris **   Cystopteris **   Cystopteris **   Cystopteris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 62 Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 63 Panicum Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Panicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 64 Prenanthes Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 65 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 66 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 67 Carex digitalis var. digitalis Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 68 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     30 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     20 % Canopy     70 % Nonvascular     5 %
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