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085-FSMP-0015
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13576-{38AB63E2-0D64-4BAF-966D-200DA901CE95}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-FSMP-0015
Author Observation Code ? 085-FSMP-0015
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -78 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Spotsylvania
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 20 x 20 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 120 m
Slope Aspect ? 20 º
Slope Gradient ? 3 º
Topographic Position ? middle slope
Landform ? rolling/dissected upland
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? xeric
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 04-Jun-2004
Observation End Date ? 04-Jun-2004
Project ? Virginia Heritage
Cover Method ? Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method ? No Strata
Stem Size Limit ? 2.5 cm
Method Narrative ? releve 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
Stem Observation Area ? 400
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Tree Height ? 25 m
Shrub Height ? 6 m
Field Height ? 5 m
Tree Cover ? 85 %
Shrub Cover ? 35 %
Field Cover ? 60 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Directions to plot: Take Hill Ewell Dr. south from Rte.20. Plot is on uplands on the right side of the road (after passing open fields on right - closer to intersection with Orange Plank Rd.) at point where Hill Ewell starts heading east-west. Plot represents dry chestnut oak stand along upper slopes south of Hill Ewell Dr. Dry site with little to no herb cover and some dying pines mixed in with hardwoods.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-  
62.5 %
8      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
4 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
46.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
53.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem
5 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
44.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
6 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     8 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
7 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
61.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
8 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
9 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem
10 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem
11 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
12 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
13 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
15 Vaccinium fuscatum Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
16 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
17 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 **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Galearis spectabilis Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Comandra umbellata var. umbellata Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   Comandra umbellata var. umbellata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Rhododendron periclymenoides Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Taverna, Kristin Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-2007
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus alba - Quercus (coccinea, velutina, montana) / Gaylussacia baccata Forest 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown       4.59000015258789 %           3.79999995231628 9.86999988555908 8.97999954223633 % 0-1 Loose leaf litter 1-4 well-developed organic layer - tight mat 4-10cm reddish-brown with darker mottles - clay/silt loam - very dry


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Hill Ewell Dr. approx. 30m from lower edge of plot, but no evidence of road disturbance in plot. Areas of pine regrowth - likely due to previous periods of logging in surrounding forest.


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