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085-GRNF-0018
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16375-{8397E0A7-0325-4657-A735-047B947C764C}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-GRNF-0018
Author Observation Code ? 085-GRNF-0018
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -79 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Augusta
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 16 x 25 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1106 m
Slope Aspect ? 225 º
Slope Gradient ? 18 º
Topographic Position ? upper slope
Landform ? side slope
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? xeric
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 31-Jul-2008
Observation End Date ? 31-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
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Tree Height ? 9 m
Shrub Height ? 5 m
Field Height ? 5 m
Tree Cover ? 75 %
Shrub Cover ? 80 %
Field Cover ? 45 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 15 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Vegetation is an extremely stunted and gnarled stand of chestnut oaks with a dense, multi-tiered, ericaceous shrub layer. Situated on an exposed slope at relatively high elevation, this forest has been subjected to multiple disturbances including fires, frequent wind and ice storms, and probably logging by the 19th century charcoal iron industry. For the most part, the dominant oaks originated as coppice sprouts. This plot was sampled in driving rain and fog, making cover estimates somewhat tentative.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     8 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     7 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
62.5 %
8      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     7 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
4 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 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 ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
6 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 ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
7 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
8 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
9 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
10 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
11 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)
stem
12 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
13 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
14 Eurybia macrophylla Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
15 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Melampyrum lineare var. americanum Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   Melampyrum lineare var. americanum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
21 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
22 Spiraea corymbosa Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
23 Hieracium venosum Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
24 Aureolaria laevigata Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
25 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
26 Heuchera pubescens Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   Heuchera pubescens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 19-Apr-2010
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus montana - Quercus (rubra, velutina) / Vaccinium (angustifolium, pallidum) Forest 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown       8.64000034332275 %           3.79999995231628 14.3500003814697 11.9300003051758 % 0-3 cm: leaf litter 3-8 cm: humus / dense root mat 8+ cm: small to large stones; interstices with sparse, light pinkish-brown loamy sand


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Basal fire scars and butt rot on many chestnut oaks. Female gypsy moth seen laying eggs.


User Defined Values
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