095-SHALE-0061
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHALE-0061
Author Observation Code	095-SHALE-0061
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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: Hampshire region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	258 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Sidehill to east with change of aspect (more mesic) grades to deciduous forest with lush herb layer, then with another aspect change and apparent change in geology to Pinus virginiana with Vaccinium pallidum. To west is also a more sterile (acidic) oak/pine forest.;Putative calcareous shale on side ridge spur with south aspect. Short woodland dominated by oaks (Quercus stellata, Q. rubra) and hickories (Carya ovata, C. glabra) with scattered somewhat taller Pinus virginiana and Juniperus virginiana. Sparse shrub layer with Juniperus virginiana (browsed?). Fairly dense herb layer dominated by Carex pensyvanica and Opuntia humisfusa. Some shale barren "near endemics" are present (Scuttelaria ovata var. rugosa, Paronychia montana, Antennaria virginica).
Representativeness	Small patch confined to ridge shoulder with south aspect.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	6 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	80 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Jul-2003
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus virginiana - Quercus stellata / Juniperus virginiana / Opuntia humifusa shale barren 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 rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 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 1 %         -none- 14 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 18 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 5 %         -none- 19 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 20 Hedeoma pulegioides Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Hedeoma pulegioides **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 21 Polygonum Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Polygonum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Veronica arvensis Veronica arvensis **   Veronica arvensis **   Veronica arvensis **   Veronica arvensis **   Veronica arvensis **   Veronica arvensis **   Veronica arvensis **   Veronica arvensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Triodanis perfoliata Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Triodanis perfoliata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Paronychia montana Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Antennaria virginica Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Antennaria virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Corydalis flavula Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Corydalis flavula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Scrophularia lanceolata Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Cunila origanoides Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Viola bicolor Viola bicolor **   Viola bicolor **   Viola bicolor **   Viola bicolor **   Viola bicolor **   Viola bicolor **   Viola bicolor **   Viola bicolor **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Solidago Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Solidago **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 41 Krigia virginica Krigia virginica **   Krigia virginica **   Krigia virginica **   Krigia virginica **   Krigia virginica **   Krigia virginica **   Krigia virginica **   Krigia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 42 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- 43 Lespedeza Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 44 Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 45 Steerecleus serrulatus Steerecleus serrulatus **   Steerecleus serrulatus **   Steerecleus serrulatus **   Steerecleus serrulatus **   Steerecleus serrulatus **   Steerecleus serrulatus **   Steerecleus serrulatus **   Steerecleus serrulatus **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 46 Thuidium recognitum Thuidium recognitum **   Thuidium recognitum **   Thuidium recognitum **   Thuidium recognitum **   Thuidium recognitum **   Thuidium recognitum **   Thuidium recognitum **   Thuidium recognitum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Haplocladium virginianum Haplocladium virginianum **   Haplocladium virginianum **   Haplocladium virginianum **   Haplocladium virginianum **   Haplocladium virginianum **   Haplocladium virginianum **   Haplocladium virginianum **   Haplocladium virginianum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 40 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 30 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Nonvascular
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