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085-JRNF-0082
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16407-{81EFDDF7-C5FA-4586-B00F-0015E3B50797}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-JRNF-0082
Author Observation Code ? 085-JRNF-0082
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 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 ? 20 x 20 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 963 m
Slope Aspect ? 60 º
Slope Gradient ? 25 º
Topographic Position ? lower slope
Landform ? cove
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? mesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 21-Aug-2008
Observation End Date ? 21-Aug-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 ? 36 m
Shrub Height ? 6 m
Field Height ? 5 m
Tree Cover ? 80 %
Shrub Cover ? 30 %
Field Cover ? 20 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 1 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? The vegetation in this plot is representative of sheltered areas on slopes where small streams draining Hurricane Mountain form shallow ravines in the lower slope / fan complex along Hurricane Creek. It is a ~ rich, medium-age, post-logging mesophytic cove forest dominated by Liriodendron tulipifera and containing a number of nutrient-demanding species in the understory and herb layer, e.g., Lindera benzoin, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Adiantum pedatum, Trillium grandiflorum, etc. Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Acer saccharum, Quercus rubra, Carya cordiformis, Magnolia acuminata, and Fraxinus americana are additional overstory and understory associates. Herb cover is abnormally low, apparently because of very heavy herbivory pressure by white-tailed deer. This forest contrasts sharply with the prevalent mixed oak forests of the interfluve convexities (see plot JRNF081) and may be associated with local areas of more base-rich substrate material.
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 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-  
62.5 %
8      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
54.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
59.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
59.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
75.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
4 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
5 Tilia americana var. heterophylla Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
41.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
71.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem
6 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
7 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
8 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
9 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
10 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
11 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
13 Parathelypteris noveboracensis Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
15 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
16 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
17 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Galearis spectabilis Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Brachyelytrum aristosum Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Nabalus altissimus Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Nabalus trifoliolatus Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
34 Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
35 Viola pensylvanica Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
36 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
37 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
38 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
39 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
40 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
41 Botrypus virginianus Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
42 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
43 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
44 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
45 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
46 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
47 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
48 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen Field assistant
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 ?
Liriodendron tulipifera - Fraxinus americana - (Aesculus flava) / Actaea racemosa - Laportea canadensis Forest 4 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       11.3299999237061 %           4.80000019073486 15.8299999237061 20.1599998474121 % 0-1 cm: thin leaf litter 1-10+ cm: dark brown loam w/channery soil is shaley; subsoil (as seen in tip-up mounds) is a yellow-brown silt loam


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Several tip-up mounds and areas of exposed, sheet-eroding soil present in plot. Lindera benzoin is heavily deer-browsed.


User Defined Values
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