095-PEND-0075
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0075
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0075
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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	504 m
Slope Aspect	3 º
Slope Gradient	26 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Area of Franklin Gorge is popular rock-climbing, fishing, swimming and party spot with social trails. Cliffs skirt side of gorge tops. Riparian zone has battered sycamore with weedy associated flora.;Rocky, colluvial gorge slope on north aspect supports a mixed hemlock-deciduous forest. Sandstone boulders may be underlain by limestone. Forest includes nutrient demanding basswood, tuliptree and spice bush. Herb layer is dominated by tall ferns. Hemlock are dying from adelgid, with gaps forming in an already open canopy. There are several non-native invasives established in stand. Substrate is boulders with voids open or filled with duff.
Representativeness	Large patch of rich hemlock-basswood - confined by lithology , landform, and aspect. Last gasp for hemlock.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	60 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-May-2013
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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Tsuga canadensis - Tilia americana / Dryopteris intermedia forest

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 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 40 %         -none- 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 66 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tall Shrub 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 8 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 9 Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Rubus odoratus Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 13 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 14 Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 16 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 17 Rubus odoratus Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 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 **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Lonicera morrowii Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Lonicera morrowii **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 26 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 27 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 28 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 29 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 30 Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 31 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 32 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Geranium robertianum Geranium robertianum **   Geranium robertianum **   Geranium robertianum **   Geranium robertianum **   Geranium robertianum **   Geranium robertianum **   Geranium robertianum **   Geranium robertianum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Asplenium rhizophyllum Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 46 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 47 Oryzopsis Oryzopsis **   Oryzopsis **   Oryzopsis **   Oryzopsis **   Oryzopsis **   Oryzopsis **   Oryzopsis **   Oryzopsis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Trillium Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Trillium **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 49 Packera obovata Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 50 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 51 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 52 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 53 Cardamine Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Cardamine **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 54 Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Polygonum cuspidatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 55 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 56 Dicranaceae Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Dicranaceae **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 57 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 58 foliose lichens foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   foliose lichens **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 59 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 35 %         -none- 60 Rubus odoratus Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Rubus odoratus **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Tree       Nonvascular     10 %
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