095-PEND-0057
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0057
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0057
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	1319 m
Slope Aspect	172 º
Slope Gradient	2 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Extremely rocky with boulders. Thick mountain laurel, blueberries and huckleberries (not yet ripe). Sparse tree cover.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	17.5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	18 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-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	Kalmia latifolia / Gaylussacia baccata / Vaccinium angustifolium thicket

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 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 3 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 6 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Canopy 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 7 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Canopy 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 9 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 **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 10 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 11 Nemopanthus mucronatus Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 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- 14 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 62.5 %         -none- 15 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 17.5 %         -none- 16 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Herbaceous 37.5 %         -none- 20 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 17.5 %         -none- 21 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 22 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 23 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 24 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 25 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 26 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 27 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 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- 35 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Carex polymorpha Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 foliose lichens foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 39 frutichose lichens frutichose lichens **   frutichose lichens **   frutichose lichens **   frutichose lichens **   frutichose lichens **   frutichose lichens **   frutichose lichens **   frutichose lichens **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 40 dome mosses dome mosses **   dome mosses **   dome mosses **   dome mosses **   dome mosses **   dome mosses **   dome mosses **   dome mosses **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 41 crustos lichens crustos lichens **   crustos lichens **   crustos lichens **   crustos lichens **   crustos lichens **   crustos lichens **   crustos lichens **   crustos lichens **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 42 feather-like moss feather-like moss **   feather-like moss **   feather-like moss **   feather-like moss **   feather-like moss **   feather-like moss **   feather-like moss **   feather-like moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 70 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Tall Shrub 1 m 3 m 50 % Canopy 4 m 5 m 10 % Nonvascular     10 %
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