SHNP031
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP031
Author Observation Code	SHNP031
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.4797888888889 º
Longitude	-78.4548388888889 º
Author Location	Hazeltop Ridge Overlook
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States county: Page continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia quadrangle: Fletcher
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1012 m
Slope Aspect	300 º
Slope Gradient	21 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	basalt
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Moisture Regime	Mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	46 %
Soil Taxon	ULTICHAPLUDALFS
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jul-1999 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Shenandoah National Park
Cover Method	Virginia Heritage Cover Method
Stratum Method	VA-Heritage Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Stem Sample Method	Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Accurate
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Basal Area	49.2865612581372 m²/ha
Tree Cover	90 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	90 %
Nonvascular Cover	20 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	A very bouldery, rich, high elevation mixed hardwood forest. Some large Fraxinus americana and Carya cordiformis specimens occur in and near the plot. Laportea canadensis is particularly abundant and vigorous in the herbaceous layer, which also contains a

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 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   tree 20m 37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Tilia americana L. Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   tree 20m 7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   tree 20m 7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   tree 10m 7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   tree 10m 7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   tree 6m 3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   tree 6m 3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   tree 6m 1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 13 Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 14 Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Tilia americana L. Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Ribes rotundifolium Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Ribes rotundifolium Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 19 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 20 Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   Sambucus racemosa L. ssp. pubens (Michx.) House **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 21 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 22 Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 23 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   woody seedlings 0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tree 35m 35 m     tree 20m 20 m 35 m 85 % tree 10m 10 m 20 m 17.5 % tree 6m 6 m 10 m 7.5 % woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 0.55 % shrub 0.5 m 6 m 37.5 % Herb 0 m   90 %
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