SHNP130
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP130
Author Observation Code	SHNP130
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.28665 º
Longitude	-78.6582888888889 º
Author Location	Ivy Creek Overlook
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States county: Greene continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia quadrangle: McGaheysville
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	Large
Elevation	890 m
Slope Aspect	136 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Moisture Regime	Xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	82 %
Soil Taxon	CATASKA
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Jun-2003 ± 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	25.8166465368122 m²/ha
Tree Height	14 m
Tree Cover	60 %
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	35 %
Nonvascular Cover	10 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Steep, dry, rocky upper slope with an open forest of stunted oaks and hickories. Deeper soils of the ridge crest immediately above the plot support much lusher, more mesophytic forest vegetation (see plot SHEN129). SOIL METHODS: Upper 10 cm (approximate

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 Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   tree 10m 37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   tree 10m 17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   tree 10m 17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   tree 10m 7.5 % 5       -none- 5 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 10m 3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   tree 6m 37.5 % 7       -none- 7 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   tree 6m 17.5 % 6       -none- 8 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   tree 6m 17.5 % 6       -none- 9 Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch Carya ovata shagbark hickory Carya ovata (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   tree 6m 3.5 % 4       -none- 10 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 1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 18 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 19 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 20 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 21 Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   woody seedlings 3.5 % 4       -none- 22 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 25 Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 26 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 27 Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. Amelanchier arborea common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. **   Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. Amelanchier arborea common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 28 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 29 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- 30 Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 31 Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 32 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Symphoricarpos orbiculatus coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 33 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 34 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 0.05 % 1       -none- 35 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 tree 35m 35 m     shrub 0.5 m 6 m 17.5 % tree 20m 20 m 35 m   tree 10m 10 m 20 m 62.5 % tree 6m 6 m 10 m 62.5 % woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 7.5 % Herb 0 m   35 %
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