095-PEND-0049
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0049
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0049
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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	1287 m
Slope Aspect	145 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Pinus strobus just outside of plot (T3). T1 hemlock right outside plot. Found dead spruce skeleton and pitch pine seedlings (!) just southwest of plot near a talus area. First pitch pine seedlings since cliff edge on west side of ridge.;Site has large percentage of rocks both on and below surface. Some rock/talus is unvegetated except for lichens. Pitch pine and black birch predominate. Laurel is thick. Many leggy hardwoods hollow w/ possible fire scars- BL and AR.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	25 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus rigida - Betula lenta / Kalmia latifolia 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 **   Emergent 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm ± 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 # 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 17.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 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 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 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 # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 0.00999999977648258 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica var. pensylvanica **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 14 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 16 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 17 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 3.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 19 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 17.5 %         -none- 26 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 17.5 %         -none- 27 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 28 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 17.5 %         -none- 29 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Herbaceous 17.5 %         -none- 30 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 31 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 32 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 33 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 34 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Fruticose lichens Fruticose lichens **   Fruticose lichens **   Fruticose lichens **   Fruticose lichens **   Fruticose lichens **   Fruticose lichens **   Fruticose lichens **   Fruticose lichens **   Nonvascular 7.5 %         -none- 46 Foliose lichens Foliose lichens **   Foliose lichens **   Foliose lichens **   Foliose lichens **   Foliose lichens **   Foliose lichens **   Foliose lichens **   Foliose lichens **   Nonvascular 7.5 %         -none- 47 Crustose lichens Crustose lichens **   Crustose lichens **   Crustose lichens **   Crustose lichens **   Crustose lichens **   Crustose lichens **   Crustose lichens **   Crustose lichens **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 48 Moss Moss **   Moss **   Moss **   Moss **   Moss **   Moss **   Moss **   Moss **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 49 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tree 62.5 %         -none- 50 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 37.5 %         -none- 51 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tree 7.5 %         -none- 52 Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea **   Tree 3 %         -none- 53 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tree 3 %         -none- 54 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tree 3 %         -none- 55 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Tree 1.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 50 % Emergent 10 m 15 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Tall Shrub 1 m 3 m 50 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 20 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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