095-SHALE-0029
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHALE-0029
Author Observation Code	095-SHALE-0029
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	251 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Shale barrens are on the west, central ridge, and east portions of a S-facing bowl-shaped hollow in the side of a ridge overlooking a narrow valley which includes Whipps Run. Surrounding forest type is very mixed: Va pine, hickory, white oak, black oak.;Fragmented. East section has been partially clear-cut. Some trees have already been cut; invasives present. Influence of road erosion etc.
Representativeness	On road cut thiere is Asclepias tuberosa, Calystegia spithamea ssp. purshiana
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Jun-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 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 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 **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Sub-Canopy 4 %         -none- 5 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 6 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 7 Lespedeza procumbens Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 8 Isanthus brachiatus Isanthus brachiatus **   Isanthus brachiatus **   Isanthus brachiatus **   Isanthus brachiatus **   Isanthus brachiatus **   Isanthus brachiatus **   Isanthus brachiatus **   Isanthus brachiatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 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- 10 Viola pedata Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 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- 15 Hedeoma pulegioides Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Penstemon Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Penstemon **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Trifolium virginicum Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Trifolium virginicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 10 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 50 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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