095-UPSH-0006
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-UPSH-0006
Author Observation Code	095-UPSH-0006
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Upshur region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	40 (X) x 10 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	486 m
Slope Aspect	150 º
Slope Gradient	120 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	In front of rock house is hemlock - yellow birch / rhododendron in rocky bowl. Blue-blaze property line runs down bowl. Red oak and hemlock overhang cliff top. Riparian zone of Buckhannon River is similar to Arden, Gauley.;Sandstone bedrock undercut by a stream that has carved a dramatic rock house. A stream still runs at the base of the overhang and there are small seeps, but most of rock face is dry, never exposed to liquid water. Humid conditions are aintained by stream, overhang, and topographic position. Community is dominated by dust lichens and bryophytes with a couple herbs. Heuchera parvifolia is on dryer rocks towards river and across drain. Plant fossils in sandstone boulders on floor. Cliff is about 10 m tall.
Representativeness	Plot runs from base of bedrock cliff to top of cliff, does not include exfoliated boulders under cliff. Cliff band extends another 10-20 m each side of plot, and similar cliffs are repeated on opposite aspect across drainage.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	99 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Jun-2012
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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	bryophyte - lichen sandstone rock house

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 2 Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 3 Asplenium montanum Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 4 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 5 Phlyctis petraea Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Phlyctis petraea **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 6 Dicranodontium denudatum Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 7 mniaceae - entire mniaceae - entire **   mniaceae - entire **   mniaceae - entire **   mniaceae - entire **   mniaceae - entire **   mniaceae - entire **   mniaceae - entire **   mniaceae - entire **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 8 mniaceae - toothed mniaceae - toothed **   mniaceae - toothed **   mniaceae - toothed **   mniaceae - toothed **   mniaceae - toothed **   mniaceae - toothed **   mniaceae - toothed **   mniaceae - toothed **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 9 Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 10 Lepraria cryophila Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Lepraria cryophila **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 11 Diplophyllum apiculatum Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 12 Lepraria oxybapha Lepraria oxybapha **   Lepraria oxybapha **   Lepraria oxybapha **   Lepraria oxybapha **   Lepraria oxybapha **   Lepraria oxybapha **   Lepraria oxybapha **   Lepraria oxybapha **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 13 Porpidia albocaerulescens Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 14 Conocephalum conicum Conocephalum conicum **   Conocephalum conicum **   Conocephalum conicum **   Conocephalum conicum **   Conocephalum conicum **   Conocephalum conicum **   Conocephalum conicum **   Conocephalum conicum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 15 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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