095-PEND-0037
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0037
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0037
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pendleton 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	1340 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	2 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	Plateau
Surficial Deposits	sandstone/shale
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	vast lichen growth suggests lack of fire for a long time
Representativeness	very representative of pitch pine area N of main peak
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Jun-2009
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	Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia baccata - Vaccinium pallidum woodland; No pitch pine reproduction on site. Just west of site on cliff/talus there are pitch pines reproducting both by layering (vegetative) and by seed. I quickly counted the pitch pines under 1 m tall in 3, 10x10 m areas west and south of the site. I found 8, 2, and 5 pitch pine seedlings, respectively. About 2/3 were clones from buried branches or rootstocks of existing trees. The other 1/3 looked like they were from seed. However, other areas of talus south to the oak-mtn ash forest had no pitch pine regen at all.

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 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Emergent 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Emergent 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Emergent 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Canopy 37.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 8 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 9 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 87.5 %         -none- 12 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 13 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 37.5 %         -none- 19 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 17.5 %         -none- 20 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Hudsonia tomentosa var. tomentosa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Dryopteris Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Dryopteris **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Carex polymorpha Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 feathery moss feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   feathery moss **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 34 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 35 dome-forming moss dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 36 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Tree 62.5 %         -none- 37 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tree 62.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent 5 m 10 m 10 % Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 50 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 90 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 3 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 10 %
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