085-NTSP-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-NTSP-0003
Author Observation Code	085-NTSP-0003
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	100 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Wythe region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	5 x 40 m
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	595 m
Slope Aspect	320 º
Slope Gradient	80 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	cliff/escarpment/face
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jul-2007
Observation End Date	11-Jul-2007
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 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	7 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	4 %
Shrub Cover	60 %
Field Cover	10 %
Nonvascular Cover	30 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This nearly vertical dolomite cliff face subtends the New River Trail and was sampled by visual inspection from the base. A 40 meter long, 5 meter high quadrat, with its base 1 meter higher than the trail bed, was used to make inventory of the plot area feasible. Tree diameters were estimated since the stems could not be accessed; since trees and shrubs grew parallel to the cliff face, cover was estimated by "horizontal" projection of biomass. Although this cliff was no doubt altered during construction of the former railroad right-of-way, it now supports vegetation comparable to that found on fully natural (but inaccessible) cliffs bordering the New River. This plot represented a rare opportunity to collect quantitative data from such a habitat.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Juglans nigra Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   Juglans nigra **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Heuchera villosa var. villosa Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 7 Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Carex eburnea Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   Carex eburnea **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Polymnia canadensis Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   Polymnia canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Meehania cordata Meehania cordata **   Meehania cordata **   Meehania cordata **   Meehania cordata **   Meehania cordata **   Meehania cordata **   Meehania cordata **   Meehania cordata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Rubus occidentalis Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Silene vulgaris Silene vulgaris **   Silene vulgaris **   Silene vulgaris **   Silene vulgaris **   Silene vulgaris **   Silene vulgaris **   Silene vulgaris **   Silene vulgaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 23 Viburnum rafinesqueanum Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   Viburnum rafinesqueanum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 32 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 33 Monarda clinopodia Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 34 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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