085-JRNF-0008
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14533-{B0ABD0B5-7A8F-4B65-BBB0-B7EC110884AC} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-JRNF-0008
Author Observation Code	085-JRNF-0008
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Washington region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	5 x 20 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1545 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	4 º
Topographic Position	crest/interfluve
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	submesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Jun-1993
Observation End Date	15-Jun-1993
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
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
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	90 %
Nonvascular Cover	15 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Representative of the more remote and least disturbed portions of the Whitetop bald. Graminoid dominated vegetation in shallow soils around bedrock ledges, subject to extreme climatic conditions on this high elevation summit. Plot located 0.1 mi south of Buzzard Rock, just back of south-facing ledges.

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 Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Carex flexuosa Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Rubus canadensis Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Agrostis stolonifera Agrostis stolonifera **   Agrostis stolonifera **   Agrostis stolonifera **   Agrostis stolonifera **   Agrostis stolonifera **   Agrostis stolonifera **   Agrostis stolonifera **   Agrostis stolonifera **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Hydatica petiolaris Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Sibbaldia tridentata Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Luzula bulbosa Luzula bulbosa **   Luzula bulbosa **   Luzula bulbosa **   Luzula bulbosa **   Luzula bulbosa **   Luzula bulbosa **   Luzula bulbosa **   Luzula bulbosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Nabalus roanensis Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Carex normalis Carex normalis **   Carex normalis **   Carex normalis **   Carex normalis **   Carex normalis **   Carex normalis **   Carex normalis **   Carex normalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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