085-CLWM-0004
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CLWM-0004
Author Observation Code	085-CLWM-0004
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Smyth region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 x 25 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1196 m
Slope Aspect	320 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	cove
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-May-2009
Observation End Date	04-May-2009
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	30 m
Shrub Height	4 m
Field Height	4 m
Tree Cover	85 %
Shrub Cover	7 %
Field Cover	95 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This site is located in the upper portion of a cove a short distance below a saddle on the crest of Clinch Mountain, at elevation 3920 ft. Underlying bedrock is the calcareous, red siltstone member of the Juniata Formation, which weathers into silty clay loams of very high fertility. The forest here is a fairly young, secondary mixed mesophytic stand that regenerated after logging probably a few decades ago. Most of the larger trees (Fraxinus americana, Aesculus flava, Prunus serotina) regenerated from coppice sprouts, while most of the smaller sub-canopy trees consist of single-stem Aesculus flava. There is virtually no shrub layer and the herb layer is a lush, continuous carpet of spring geophytes and other nutrient-demanding forbs. On the date of sampling, the ephemeral early-season species Phacelia fimbriata and Dicentra canadensis were abundant; small plants of Laportea canadensis were also abundant and indicate the later-season dominance of this species.

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 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   -all-   62.5 % 8       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     7 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 40.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Dicentra canadensis Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 3 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Phacelia fimbriata Phacelia fimbriata **   Phacelia fimbriata **   Phacelia fimbriata **   Phacelia fimbriata **   Phacelia fimbriata **   Phacelia fimbriata **   Phacelia fimbriata **   Phacelia fimbriata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 5 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-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 83.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 44.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 58.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Stellaria corei Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Anemone lancifolia Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Dicentra cucullaria Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 20 Viola pensylvanica Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 23 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Heracleum maximum Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   Heracleum maximum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Botrypus virginianus Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Trillium sulcatum Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Persicaria virginiana Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Lilium superbum Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Zizia aptera Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Allium tricoccum Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Geum canadense Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Sanicula trifoliata Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Viola affinis Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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