085-ROAN-0005
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-ROAN-0005
Author Observation Code	085-ROAN-0005
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Roanoke county: Roanoke region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	607 m
Slope Aspect	150 º
Slope Gradient	24 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Landform	side slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	submesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Sep-2008
Observation End Date	02-Sep-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	28 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	85 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	30 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This is a somewhat disturbed but fairly diverse oak-hickory forest on the upper south slope of Catawba Mountain north of the gap at Rt. 311. Quercus velutina is common in the overstory of this vegetation north of Rt. 311, but only saplings were captured in the plot. The sampled stand is co-dominated by medium-age Quercus alba and Quercus montana, but younger recruitment of these oaks is lacking and Nyssa sylvatica and Carya spp. dominate the understory. Soil samples collected from the plot have high magnesium and manganese that evidently support several nutrient-demanding species, including Fraxinus americana, Cercis canadensis, Muhlenbergia sobolifera, Asclepias quadrifolia, and Pycnanthemum incanum. Woody diversity is high, but the prevalence of weedy vines (Rubus flagellaris, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Lonicera japonica) in the herb layer suggests past disturbance. This type of vegetation is fairly common on the eastern flank of Catawba Mountain, where it is patchily interspersed with more acidic oak/heath forests and acidic woodlands in this area of mixed Devonian/Silurian geology.

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 alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 53.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     8 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     12 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 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 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 6 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 7 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 9 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 **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 12 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 13 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Asclepias quadrifolia Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Sphenopholis nitida Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Vicia caroliniana Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Viola palmata var. triloba Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Galium latifolium Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Passiflora lutea Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Muhlenbergia sobolifera Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   Muhlenbergia sobolifera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Verbesina occidentalis Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Rubus pensilvanicus Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Carex cephalophora Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Rubus occidentalis Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 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- 50 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Boechera laevigata Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Agrimonia rostellata Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 56 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 57 Doellingeria infirma Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Physalis virginiana var. virginiana Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   Physalis virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 60 Crataegus pruinosa Crataegus pruinosa **   Crataegus pruinosa **   Crataegus pruinosa **   Crataegus pruinosa **   Crataegus pruinosa **   Crataegus pruinosa **   Crataegus pruinosa **   Crataegus pruinosa **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Solidago erecta Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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