095-PEND-0067
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:21214-{A1ACA169-F8B0-42C8-B28F-BF6F4C4915D2} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0067
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0067
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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	30 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	irregular
Area	300 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1303 m
Slope Aspect	106 º
Slope Gradient	12 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Private lands with TNC easment along ridge of North Fork Mt. There is abundant red pine here including mono-cultures which could have come in after burning or pasture or could have been planted. More natural red pine is similar to PEND.66. Cliff adjacent is PEND.68.;Open sandstone pavement on top of cliffs along the ridge of North Fork Mt.. Temperatures in open are extreme and site is very dry, but also exposed to high winds, ice, etc.. Community has patchy cover by mountain laurel and huckleberry and there is abundant silvery nailwort in herb layer, but lichens are dominant. Lichen flora and cover is probably effected by trampling.
Representativeness	Plot includes entire width of rock pavement community that is repeated in narrower zones on cliff tops to north.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	70 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	27 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-2011
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	300 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	Melanelia stygia - Umbilicaria muehlenbergii rock outcrop

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 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 2 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 4 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 6 Carex tonsa var. tonsa Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Carex tonsa var. tonsa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 7 Juncus trifidus Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 grey crust grey crust **   grey crust **   grey crust **   grey crust **   grey crust **   grey crust **   grey crust **   grey crust **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 11 green crust green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   green crust **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none- 12 Melanelia stygia Melanelia stygia **   Melanelia stygia **   Melanelia stygia **   Melanelia stygia **   Melanelia stygia **   Melanelia stygia **   Melanelia stygia **   Melanelia stygia **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 13 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 14 Cladonia uncialis Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Cladonia uncialis **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 15 Cladina mitis Cladina mitis **   Cladina mitis **   Cladina mitis **   Cladina mitis **   Cladina mitis **   Cladina mitis **   Cladina mitis **   Cladina mitis **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 16 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 17 Cladonia pleurota Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Cladonia pleurota **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 18 Polytrichum piliferum Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Polytrichum piliferum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 Polytrichum juniperinum Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 20 Lasallia pensylvanica Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Lasallia pensylvanica **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 Pohlia Pohlia **   Pohlia **   Pohlia **   Pohlia **   Pohlia **   Pohlia **   Pohlia **   Pohlia **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     3 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     70 %
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