085-JWNF-0009
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-JWNF-0009
Author Observation Code	085-JWNF-0009
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Bland region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	957 m
Slope Aspect	352 º
Slope Gradient	13 º
Topographic Position	crest/interfluve
Landform	ridge/interfluve
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Jul-2008
Observation End Date	16-Jul-2008
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	18 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	5 m
Tree Cover	80 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	45 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The plot was placed in a chestnut oak / heath forest on the gentle brow of Brushy Mountain, just below its crest. The vegetation is typical of much of the crest and upper west flank of the mountain north of Laurel Creek. Based on the number of root sprouts, American chestnut was an important tree on this site prior to the arrival of the blight. Currently, there is less Acer rubrum and much greater oak recruitment in the understory than in most oak forests of the region. Clones of several deciduous ericads variably dominate a low shrub layer in the stand; the plot is located in an area where Leucothoe recurva is especially abundant.

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 montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     9 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 2 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 3 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Eubotrys recurva Eubotrys recurva **   Eubotrys recurva **   Eubotrys recurva **   Eubotrys recurva **   Eubotrys recurva **   Eubotrys recurva **   Eubotrys recurva **   Eubotrys recurva **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 10 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 12 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 14 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17 Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Galax urceolata Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Chamaelirium luteum Chamaelirium luteum **   Chamaelirium luteum **   Chamaelirium luteum **   Chamaelirium luteum **   Chamaelirium luteum **   Chamaelirium luteum **   Chamaelirium luteum **   Chamaelirium luteum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Isotria verticillata Isotria verticillata **   Isotria verticillata **   Isotria verticillata **   Isotria verticillata **   Isotria verticillata **   Isotria verticillata **   Isotria verticillata **   Isotria verticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Polygala paucifolia Polygala paucifolia **   Polygala paucifolia **   Polygala paucifolia **   Polygala paucifolia **   Polygala paucifolia **   Polygala paucifolia **   Polygala paucifolia **   Polygala paucifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Nabalus trifoliolatus Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 30 Goodyera pubescens Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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