095-RAND-0006
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-RAND-0006
Author Observation Code	095-RAND-0006
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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: Randolph region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	5 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1301 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Slope Gradient	18 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	This midslope area of Mt. Porte Crayon is covered by mixed deciduous forest (Betula alleghaniensis, Prunus serotina, Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia with occasional Picea rubens. National Forest upslope (high quality habitat on Mt. Porte Crayon). Some threat of eventual ski area development. Cleared area around gas well head to southwest could be source of invasives. Round-leaf orchid in bud on upland 1m. From plot.;No roads or trails within 1/2 mile. Linear seep fed by groundwater from banks and small trickle of baseflow from upstream. Down wood and mature trees along edge of seep indicate it has been undisturbed for some time. Seep is shaded by overhanging birch and sugar maple trees. This seep is on the WestVaco land and could be logged at WestVaco's discretion.
Representativeness	This is the largest and best developed of 8 seeps crossed today on Mt. Porte Crayon. For a seep, it has clear boundaries and few if any upland inclusions. Other seeps seen today also had Chrysosplenium americanum - this one may be too steep for the specie
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	4 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	2 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Jun-2005
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	200 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	Betula alleghaniensis / Carex scabrata - Packera aurea / Rhizomnium appalachianum sloping forest seep

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 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy 37 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 4 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 6 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 7 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Carex scabrata Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Carex scabrata **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 11 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 12 Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 13 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 14 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 15 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 Carex leptonervia Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 17 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 18 Chelone Chelone **   Chelone **   Chelone **   Chelone **   Chelone **   Chelone **   Chelone **   Chelone **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. stewardsonii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Thelypteris noveboracensis Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Thelypteris noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Saxifraga micranthidifolia Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Monarda didyma Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Oxalis Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Glyceria Glyceria **   Glyceria **   Glyceria **   Glyceria **   Glyceria **   Glyceria **   Glyceria **   Glyceria **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Carex debilis var. rudgei Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Galium asprellum Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Galium asprellum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 39 Cardamine pensylvanica Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 40 Actaea podocarpa Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Brachythecium rivulare Brachythecium rivulare **   Brachythecium rivulare **   Brachythecium rivulare **   Brachythecium rivulare **   Brachythecium rivulare **   Brachythecium rivulare **   Brachythecium rivulare **   Brachythecium rivulare **   Nonvascular 7 %         -none- 43 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 7 %         -none- 44 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 7 %         -none- 45 Plagiomnium ciliare Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Plagiomnium ciliare **   Nonvascular 7 %         -none- 46 Atrichum undulatum Atrichum undulatum **   Atrichum undulatum **   Atrichum undulatum **   Atrichum undulatum **   Atrichum undulatum **   Atrichum undulatum **   Atrichum undulatum **   Atrichum undulatum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 47 Gymnostomum aeruginosum Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Gymnostomum aeruginosum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 48 Rhizomnium appalachianum Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 49 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Tree 39 %         -none- 50 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tree 5 %         -none- 51 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tree 3 %         -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 3 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 3 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 5 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 40 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 30 % Tree
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