095-PIKE-0004
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PIKE-0004
Author Observation Code	095-PIKE-0004
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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	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1083 m
Slope Aspect	224 º
Slope Gradient	21 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Barbed wire crossed on way up to site, approx 60 m downslope. Red paint on trees signifies TNC boundary marker?
Representativeness	represents pine community at clifftop. Going upslope, pine trees become taller and wider.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Jun-2009
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus pungens - Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia baccata woodland; Pine seedlings < 1 m tall: Pitch: 9 (approx. half is from vegetative/layering, other half from seed) Table Mtn: 4

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 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Emergent 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Canopy 37.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 27.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 32.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Canopy 17.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 23.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 23.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 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 # 7.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 11 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 12 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 13 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 17.5 %         -none- 14 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tall Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 15 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 16 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 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 # 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 62.5 %         -none- 22 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 23 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 24 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 25 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 26 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 27 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 28 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 29 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 30 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 31 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 32 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 33 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 34 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 35 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 unknown grass unknown grass **   unknown grass **   unknown grass **   unknown grass **   unknown grass **   unknown grass **   unknown grass **   unknown grass **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 46 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 47 crustose lichens crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   crustose lichens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 48 dome-forming moss dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 49 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 7.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent 10 m 15 m 1 % Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 70 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 30 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 50 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 10 %
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