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095-USFS-0037
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:22025-{D774DAD2-D688-47A0-8CDC-84B438E54D91}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 095-USFS-0037
Author Observation Code ? 095-USFS-0037
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: Randolph
region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 12.5 (X)
Shape ? Circular
Area ? 122.71484375
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 811 m
Slope Aspect ? 218 º
Slope Gradient ? 37 º
Topographic Position ? Middle slope
Landform ? Mountain slope/hillslope
Rock Type ? shale
Landscape Narrative ? See plots USFS.36,38. Transect bearing 96 degrees for the first 60 chains and 210 degrees for the last 40 chains. Chains 1-22 Dense over story of Quercus rubra and Acer saccharum, diverse forb layer. At chain 11 diversity picks up Limestone influence? From chain 23-60 the community is a drier oak type Quercus prinus - Q. rubra with dense Dennstaetdia punctilobula coverage. Transect bearing changes to 210 degrees. The remainder of the transect is dry and oaky with some Rhododendron maximum in the shrub layer. Abundant windthrow and fire sign.;Sugar maple-Red oak;Windthrow aspect 172 degrees
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 ? 05-Jun-1993
Project ? West Virginia NHP
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 122.71484375
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 ? Acer saccharum - Quercus rubra - Betula lenta / Fagus grandifolia - Acer spicatum / Viola sororia - Arisaema triphyllum Forest
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 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy
40 %
        -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
30 %
        -none-
3 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy
20 %
        -none-
4 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Canopy
20 %
        -none-
5 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy
20 %
        -none-
6 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy
15 %
        -none-
7 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Canopy
10 %
        -none-
8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy
10 %
        -none-
9 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-
10 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub
15 %
        -none-
11 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub
10 %
        -none-
12 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Tall Shrub
8 %
        -none-
13 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tall Shrub
5 %
        -none-
14 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Tall Shrub
4 %
        -none-
15 Crataegus calpodendron Crataegus calpodendron **   Crataegus calpodendron **   Crataegus calpodendron **   Crataegus calpodendron **   Crataegus calpodendron **   Crataegus calpodendron **   Crataegus calpodendron **   Crataegus calpodendron **   Tall Shrub
2 %
        -none-
16 Sambucus Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Tall Shrub
1 %
        -none-
17 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 **   Herbaceous
15 %
        -none-
18 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Herbaceous
6 %
        -none-
19 Trillium erectum Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Herbaceous
4 %
        -none-
20 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous
4 %
        -none-
21 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
22 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
23 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
24 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
25 Impatiens Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Impatiens **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
26 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
27 Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Symphyotrichum prenanthoides **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
28 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
29 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
30 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
31 Carex appalachica Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
32 Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Botrychium virginianum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
33 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
34 Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
35 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
36 Saxifraga Saxifraga **   Saxifraga **   Saxifraga **   Saxifraga **   Saxifraga **   Saxifraga **   Saxifraga **   Saxifraga **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
37 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
38 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
39 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
40 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
41 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
42 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
43 Osmorhiza Osmorhiza **   Osmorhiza **   Osmorhiza **   Osmorhiza **   Osmorhiza **   Osmorhiza **   Osmorhiza **   Osmorhiza **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
44 Phlox stolonifera Phlox stolonifera **   Phlox stolonifera **   Phlox stolonifera **   Phlox stolonifera **   Phlox stolonifera **   Phlox stolonifera **   Phlox stolonifera **   Phlox stolonifera **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
45 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
46 Dicentra canadensis Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
47 Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
48 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
49 Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
50 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
51 Circaea alpina ssp. alpina Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
52 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
53 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
54 Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
55 Monarda didyma Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
56 Panax trifolius Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Panax trifolius **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
57 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
58 Hydrophyllum Hydrophyllum **   Hydrophyllum **   Hydrophyllum **   Hydrophyllum **   Hydrophyllum **   Hydrophyllum **   Hydrophyllum **   Hydrophyllum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
59 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
60 Thalictrum Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Thalictrum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
61 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
62 Galium Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Galium **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
63 Solidago canadensis Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Solidago canadensis **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
64 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     60 %
Emergent     40 %
Tall Shrub     60 %
Sub-Canopy     75 %
Canopy     90 %
Vine/Liana     1 %
Nonvascular     30 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Bender, John Field assistant
Streets, Brian Field assistant
Demeo, Tom Field assistant
Community Classification:
No communties have been assigned to this plot.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot