095-SHALE-0005
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHALE-0005
Author Observation Code	095-SHALE-0005
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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	15.24 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	182.409307120974 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	562 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	Occurence is a SW facing pine forest band midslope on a hill upslope from a shallow road cut and a narrow valley with a stream leading to a large dam and reservoir 1KM downstream. Adjacent hillsides and hilltop grade gradually into dense broadleaf upland forest (with Quercus, Carya, and Pinus dominating) which is taller and has a more organic component to the soil.;Dominatnt vegetation homogenous and even. Shrub layer very sparse. Trees are evenly spaced. Herbaceous vegetation spread evenly and sparsely througout plot.
Representativeness	Antennaria cf. virginica found nearby. Plot is representative of the majority of the shale barren. There are a few small openings with more shaley soil exposed, but these are rare and not large enough to constitute a separate community. These gaps are
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	8 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	84 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jul-1994
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	182.409307120974 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 virginiana-Quercus prinus/Carex pensylvanica-(Arabis serotina, Clematis albicoma) 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 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 45 %         -none- 2 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 15 %         -none- 3 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16.002 cm ± 0.254 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Canopy 5 %         -none- 5 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 13 %         -none- 6 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         -none- 7 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 8 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         -none- 9 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 10 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 0.5 %         -none- 11 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 12 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 13 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 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 **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 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 0.5 %         -none- 16 Crataegus uniflora Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Paronychia montana Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Crataegus uniflora Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Crataegus uniflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Hedeoma pulegioides Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Dichanthelium depauperatum Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Penstemon pallidus Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Penstemon pallidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 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- 35 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Clematis albicoma Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Clematis albicoma **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Lespedeza procumbens Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 43 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Arabis serotina Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Cladina Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Cladina **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 46 Hedwigia ciliata Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Hedwigia ciliata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     5 % Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 30 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 70 % Nonvascular     5 %
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