085-BUFF-0007P
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:12786-{EE436B55-2F03-4552-AA06-876BB7B29A7C} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-BUFF-0007P
Author Observation Code	085-BUFF-0007P
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Floyd region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	5 x 20 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1203 m
Slope Aspect	200 º
Slope Gradient	24 º
Topographic Position	crest/interfluve
Landform	bedrock outcrop
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	27-Jul-2000
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Method Narrative	Intensive Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	1 m
Field Cover	20 %
Nonvascular Cover	75 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot limited to 5 m in width to avoid well-traveled trail on summit and to make plot less readily apparent. This plot captures one of the best patches of sparsely vegetated pavement barren vegetation with Minuartia groenlandica, Paronychia argyrocoma, and Saxifraga michauxii. Tom Rawinski's plot BUFF101 sampled similar vegetation, but on the more extensive outcrops to the northwest. It is with some hesitation that plot is placed so close to a frequently traveled route, but there seems to be no preferable alternative on this heavily trampled summit, and at least this sheltered site is adjacent to an imposing and nearly impenetrable woodland of Quercus spp. and Rhododendron catawbiense. Soil in this stand is considerably more acidic, deficient in base cations, and abounding in aluminum than soils of lower elevations at Buffalo Mountain, which may reflect the effects of chronic acid precipitation.

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 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 3 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Minuartia groenlandica Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 5 Lechea racemulosa Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Hydatica petiolaris Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 7 Sibbaldia tridentata Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 9 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 11 Dichanthelium columbianum Dichanthelium columbianum **   Dichanthelium columbianum **   Dichanthelium columbianum **   Dichanthelium columbianum **   Dichanthelium columbianum **   Dichanthelium columbianum **   Dichanthelium columbianum **   Dichanthelium columbianum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 12 Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 13 Polygala sanguinea Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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