095-PEND-0078
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0078
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0078
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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	906 m
Slope Aspect	240 º
Slope Gradient	80 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	limestone
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Limestone valley bottoms are cleared with junipers invading areas. Matrix forest on rocky, acidic sandtone include old chestnut and red oak. Shrub layers are browsed out (even ericads).;Limestone cliffband on southwest slope of a foothill foreknob. Cliff ledges and top support stunted Juniperus virginiana, some appearing very old. Site was sampled by dendrochronology study. There are calciphyllic herbs on ledges including Carex eburnea. Rock faces are colonized by lichens and some moss. There are traces of cutting, possibly by the dendro study.
Representativeness	Small patch, but large for type. Limestone cliff w/ old growth eastern red cedar. Sampled at the end of cliff band to facilitate access to both top and bottom.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Bedrock	70 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Juniperus virginiana / Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea limestone cliff

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 Carex eburnea Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 2 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 3 Heuchera alba Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Heuchera alba **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 4 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 5 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 6 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 7 Poa compressa Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Solidago arguta var. harrisii Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Solidago arguta var. harrisii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Allium cernuum var. cernuum Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Allium cernuum var. cernuum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Asplenium ruta-muraria Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Asplenium ruta-muraria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Campanula rotundifolia Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Campanula rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 18 Xanthoria elegans Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Xanthoria elegans **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 19 Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Xanthomendoza ulophyllodes **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 20 Toninia sedifolia Toninia sedifolia **   Toninia sedifolia **   Toninia sedifolia **   Toninia sedifolia **   Toninia sedifolia **   Toninia sedifolia **   Toninia sedifolia **   Toninia sedifolia **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 21 Flavoparmelia baltimorensis Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Flavoparmelia baltimorensis **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 22 Parmotrema reticulatum Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Parmotrema reticulatum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 23 black moss black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   black moss **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 24 Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 25 Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 26 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 29 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 30 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 31 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 32 Celtis Celtis **   Celtis **   Celtis **   Celtis **   Celtis **   Celtis **   Celtis **   Celtis **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 33 Rubus occidentalis Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Tree 5 %         -none- 35 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Canopy 5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous       Short Shrub       Tall Shrub       Canopy       Tree       Nonvascular
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