095-SHALE-0050
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHALE-0050
Author Observation Code	095-SHALE-0050
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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: Hardy region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	201.056 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	336 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	The barren is on a south-facing slope overlooking a narrow forested valley with a stream and a small road. The north side of the ridge is more rich than the barren but still has shale-sand shrub cover and fewer herbs.;Tree cover is homogenous. The Hypericum shrubs are patchy in the small gaps.
Representativeness	The plot is very representative of this community.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	41 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-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; Integrity intact as cutting of trees is protected by TNC.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.16 cm ± 2.54 cm     1 stem(s) 10.16 cm ± 2.54 cm     1 stem(s) 10.16 cm ± 2.54 cm     1 stem(s) 11.43 cm ± 0.254 cm     1 stem(s) 15.24 cm ± 2.54 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 3 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 4 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 5 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 8 Cheilanthes lanosa Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 9 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 2 %         -none- 10 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 11 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Selaginella rupestris Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Arabis lyrata Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Arabis lyrata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Packera antennariifolia Packera antennariifolia **   Packera antennariifolia **   Packera antennariifolia **   Packera antennariifolia **   Packera antennariifolia **   Packera antennariifolia **   Packera antennariifolia **   Packera antennariifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Oxalis stricta Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Lespedeza procumbens Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Lespedeza procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 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- 26 Viola pedata Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Cunila origanoides Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Tradescantia virginiana Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   Tradescantia virginiana **   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 Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Saxifraga virginiensis var. virginiensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 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 50 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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