SHNP063
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP063
Author Observation Code	SHNP063
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.7585555555556 º
Longitude	-78.30955 º
Author Location	Knob Mountain
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia county: Page quadrangle: Bentonville
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	802 m
Slope Aspect	123 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	basalt
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Moisture Regime	Xeric
Soil Drainage	excessively drained
Percent Bedrock	77 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Soil Taxon	ULTICHAPLUDALFS
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Sep-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	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	100 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	1.28396892547607 m²/ha
Tree Cover	15 %
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	15 %
Nonvascular Cover	65 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Sparse, mostly herbaceous vegetation of an exposed convexly sloping greenstone outcrop. Foliose and crustose lichens are abundant; among vascular plants, the lithophytic specialist Talinum teretifolium thrives here. Plot location: Shenandoah NP. Abou

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 6m 7.5 % 5       -none- 2 Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   tree 6m 0.55 % 2       -none- 3 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Crataegus intricata Lange Crataegus intricata Lange Crataegus intricata Copenhagen hawthorn Crataegus intricata Lange **   Crataegus intricata Lange Crataegus intricata Copenhagen hawthorn Crataegus intricata Lange **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Rosa carolina L. Rosa carolina L. Rosa carolina Carolina rose Rosa carolina L. **   Rosa carolina L. Rosa carolina Carolina rose Rosa carolina L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 7 Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 8 Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris Willd. **   Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris Willd. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 9 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- 10 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   woody seedlings 0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover shrub 0.5 m 6 m 7.5 % tree 20m 20 m 35 m   tree 10m 10 m 20 m   tree 6m 6 m 10 m 7.5 % woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 0.55 % Herb 0 m   15 % tree 35m 35 m
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