094-01-0285
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0285
Author Observation Code	094-01-0285
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	36 º
Longitude	-82 º
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	20 X by 50 Y
Environment Fields:
Elevation	861.9744 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Surficial Deposits	Metamorphic Rocks: Gneiss
Landscape Narrative	Adjacent Parkway, cliff created by blasting Parkway, which has opened up this area even more - but always it included substantial natural outcrop.
Representativeness	Various, heterogenous w/ some open rock and some deeper soils w/ forest.
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	83 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Sep-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	Xeric, west facing exposed rock outcrop;

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 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Amelanchier sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Carya pallida Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Carex nigromarginata Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Danthonia sericea Danthonia sericea **   Danthonia sericea **   Danthonia sericea **   Danthonia sericea **   Danthonia sericea **   Danthonia sericea **   Danthonia sericea **   Danthonia sericea **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Eupatorium hyssopifolium Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Eupatorium hyssopifolium **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Sericocarpus asteroides Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Smilax bona-nox Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Houstonia purpurea Houstonia purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Symphyotrichum patens Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Solidago spathulata Solidago spathulata **   Solidago spathulata **   Solidago spathulata **   Solidago spathulata **   Solidago spathulata **   Solidago spathulata **   Solidago spathulata **   Solidago spathulata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Conyza canadensis Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Aureolaria laevigata Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Heuchera americana Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Solidago erecta Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Agalinis tenuifolia Agalinis tenuifolia **   Agalinis tenuifolia **   Agalinis tenuifolia **   Agalinis tenuifolia **   Agalinis tenuifolia **   Agalinis tenuifolia **   Agalinis tenuifolia **   Agalinis tenuifolia **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Allium cernuum Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Solidago arguta var. caroliniana Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 34 Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Dichanthelium commutatum var. ashei **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 35 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 36 Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 37 Digitaria sanguinalis Digitaria sanguinalis **   Digitaria sanguinalis **   Digitaria sanguinalis **   Digitaria sanguinalis **   Digitaria sanguinalis **   Digitaria sanguinalis **   Digitaria sanguinalis **   Digitaria sanguinalis **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 38 Talinum teretifolium Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 39 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 40 Carya pallida Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 41 Amelanchier sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 42 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 43 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 44 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 45 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 46 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 47 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 48 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 49 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 50 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 51 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 55 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 56 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 57 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 58 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Vine/Liana 1.5 % 3       -none- 59 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Vine/Liana 1.5 % 3       -none- 60 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2       -none- 61 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2       -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 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 % Sub-Canopy     40 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Emergent       Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 %
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