094-01-0132
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0132
Author Observation Code	094-01-0132
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	20 X by 50 Y
Environment Fields:
Elevation	748.5888 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	plain
Soil Drainage	Somewhat poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	100 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Aug-2003
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (94): NPS-Blue Ridge Parkway
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	mesic; flat plain / gap; An extraordinary stand of apparently natural mafic prairie vegetation. Near total absence of exotics (limited to narrow zone along road) and dominance by native warm-season grasses suggest that this is a naturally occurring community. Parthenium auriculatum in particular indicates mafic soil. It is not obvious how this stand, which occupies perhaps 1500m2 is maintained in open condition, other than by edaphic stress and resistance to woody invasion. Periodic mowing may take place, but stature of flowering Silphium (1.5+m) indicates that the site has not been mowed this growing season. Further investigation into the history, dynamics, and soil of this site is warranted. Vegetation bears only superficial resemblance to a putative mesic/wet-mesic prairie in Floyd county. Several species at this site are new to the BRP flora: Carex bushii, Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens, Triosteum perfoliatum, and Vaccinium fuscatum (specimens misplaced). Additional species in hectare found in both surrounding herbaceous vegetation and in adjacent disturbed woods, through which seepage-fed stream runs. Akers Meadow supports a known population of Lilium believed to represent a hybrid between grayi and canadense; only vegetative individuals were observed during this survey.;

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 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 2 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 3 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 8       -none- 4 Thaspium trifoliatum Thaspium trifoliatum **   Thaspium trifoliatum **   Thaspium trifoliatum **   Thaspium trifoliatum **   Thaspium trifoliatum **   Thaspium trifoliatum **   Thaspium trifoliatum **   Thaspium trifoliatum **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Silphium trifoliatum Silphium trifoliatum **   Silphium trifoliatum **   Silphium trifoliatum **   Silphium trifoliatum **   Silphium trifoliatum **   Silphium trifoliatum **   Silphium trifoliatum **   Silphium trifoliatum **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Pycnanthemum tenuifolium **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Symphyotrichum Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Symphyotrichum **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Polygala sanguinea Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Polygala sanguinea **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Hypericum punctatum Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Helianthus maximiliani Helianthus maximiliani **   Helianthus maximiliani **   Helianthus maximiliani **   Helianthus maximiliani **   Helianthus maximiliani **   Helianthus maximiliani **   Helianthus maximiliani **   Helianthus maximiliani **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Desmodium Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Desmodium Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Asclepias tuberosa ssp. tuberosa **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia hirta **   Rudbeckia hirta **   Rudbeckia hirta **   Rudbeckia hirta **   Rudbeckia hirta **   Rudbeckia hirta **   Rudbeckia hirta **   Rudbeckia hirta **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Parthenium auriculatum Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Desmodium paniculatum Desmodium paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Bromus Bromus **   Bromus **   Bromus **   Bromus **   Bromus **   Bromus **   Bromus **   Bromus **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Coreopsis pubescens var. pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Prunus Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Prunus **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Lespedeza Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Rhynchospora glomerata Rhynchospora glomerata **   Rhynchospora glomerata **   Rhynchospora glomerata **   Rhynchospora glomerata **   Rhynchospora glomerata **   Rhynchospora glomerata **   Rhynchospora glomerata **   Rhynchospora glomerata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Lactuca Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Carex bushii Carex bushii **   Carex bushii **   Carex bushii **   Carex bushii **   Carex bushii **   Carex bushii **   Carex bushii **   Carex bushii **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Galium pilosum Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Packera anonyma Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Carex hirsutella Carex hirsutella **   Carex hirsutella **   Carex hirsutella **   Carex hirsutella **   Carex hirsutella **   Carex hirsutella **   Carex hirsutella **   Carex hirsutella **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Scleria pauciflora Scleria pauciflora **   Scleria pauciflora **   Scleria pauciflora **   Scleria pauciflora **   Scleria pauciflora **   Scleria pauciflora **   Scleria pauciflora **   Scleria pauciflora **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Aster Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Aster **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 43 Carex gracillima Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 44 Sisyrinchium angustifolium Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 45 Viola sagittata Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Viola sagittata **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 46 Rhynchospora recognita Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Rhynchospora recognita **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 47 Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Holcus lanatus Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Holcus lanatus **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 50 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 **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 51 Oxypolis rigidior Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 52 Symphyotrichum puniceum Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Symphyotrichum puniceum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 53 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 55 Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Epiphyte       Vine/Liana       Nonvascular       Dwarf Shrub       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m   Tall Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Canopy       Emergent       Herbaceous
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