095-USFS-0189
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-USFS-0189
Author Observation Code	095-USFS-0189
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: Grant region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	12.5 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	122.71484375 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	373 m
Slope Aspect	268 º
Slope Gradient	56 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Sugar maple-Red oak. Plot was located on a steep rocky sideslope with an overstory of basswood and sugar maple. Understory was mainly sugar maple, basswood, and dogwood. Not much forb cover. There was some white snake root.
Representativeness	Provisional Community Name is roughly approximated from the 3 species with highest percent cover. Plot data from USFS spreadsheets and shapefiles. Original files on disk and in Plotdata/USFS directory. Numerous taxonomic assumptions made, since taxonomi
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Jun-1994
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	122.71484375 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	partial
Bryophyte Quality	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Tilia americana - Acer saccharum var. saccharum - Acer saccharum var. saccharum

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 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Canopy 50 %         -none- 2 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Canopy 20 %         -none- 3 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 4 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 7 %         -none- 5 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Canopy 4 %         -none- 6 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 7 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Tall Shrub 20 %         -none- 8 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub 20 %         -none- 9 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tall Shrub 15 %         -none- 10 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 7 %         -none- 11 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 13 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 7 %         -none- 14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 15 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 unknown unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   unknown **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 17 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 18 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 19 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Ribes Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Ribes **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Poa compressa Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Polygala polygama Polygala polygama **   Polygala polygama **   Polygala polygama **   Polygala polygama **   Polygala polygama **   Polygala polygama **   Polygala polygama **   Polygala polygama **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 24 unknown herb unknown herb **   unknown herb **   unknown herb **   unknown herb **   unknown herb **   unknown herb **   unknown herb **   unknown herb **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 25 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 27 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 30 Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Aristolochia macrophylla **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 31 Carex plantaginea Carex plantaginea **   Carex plantaginea **   Carex plantaginea **   Carex plantaginea **   Carex plantaginea **   Carex plantaginea **   Carex plantaginea **   Carex plantaginea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 32 Helianthus decapetalus Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 33 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 34 Solidago caesia Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Solidago caesia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 35 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 36 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 37 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 38 Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Panicum dichotomiflorum ssp. dichotomiflorum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 39 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 1 %         -none- 40 Galinsoga quadriradiata Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Galinsoga quadriradiata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 41 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 42 Hieracium paniculatum Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 43 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 44 Hybanthus concolor Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     16 % Tall Shrub     1 % Sub-Canopy     65 % Canopy     90 % Vine/Liana     12 % Nonvascular     53 %
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