085-SHNP-0007
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SHNP-0007
Author Observation Code	085-SHNP-0007
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	250 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Page region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	5 x 20 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1155 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	40 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	cliff/escarpment/face
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Aug-1990
Observation End Date	27-Aug-1990
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
Shrub Cover	5 %
Field Cover	5 %
Nonvascular Cover	70 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation is sparse and plants grow in crevices of Catoctin greenstone. Severe exposure to wind and ice. No evidence of seepage here. A cliff habitat. Plot location: plot situated on a vertical cliff face, below the summit.

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 Avenella flexuosa Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 2 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 3 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Hydatica petiolaris Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 5 Juncus trifidus Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   Juncus trifidus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 7 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Diervilla lonicera Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 9 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Solidago randii Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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