095-SHALE-0025
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHALE-0025
Author Observation Code	095-SHALE-0025
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Mineral region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	201.056 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	239 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	The barren overlooks a river-Patterson Creek and a valley used for light agriculture to the south. More dense pine-oak-juniper forest surrounds the barren to the sides, and top, and there is a power-line cut nearby to the west and north of the barren.;Compostition changes somewhat from west side of barren around to where the rock outcrops are (Comm. B) at the SE end. There is more pine here to the west and more juniper to the SE. Rare clumps of Vaccinium stamineum.
Representativeness	The plot includes slightly more herbaceous vegetation than the rest of this area of the barren. There are also small clumps of Danthonia and Carex pensylvanica at the west edge and Draba ramosissima upslope at edge.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	65 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	31-May-1995
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	201.056 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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus virginiana-Juniperus virginiana-(Quercus stellata)/(Opuntia humifusa, Viola pedata) shalebarren woodland

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 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 **   Canopy 35 %         -none- 2 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 20 %         -none- 3 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 **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 4 Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 5 Penstemon Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Viola pedata Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   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 Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Scutellaria parvula var. missouriensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 15 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 2 m 5 m 5 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 5 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 50 %
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