085-LOUD-0019
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-LOUD-0019
Author Observation Code	085-LOUD-0019
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Loudoun region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	437 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	crest/interfluve
Landform	ridge/interfluve
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	submesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Sep-2008
Observation End Date	17-Sep-2008
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	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	25 m
Shrub Height	3 m
Field Height	2 m
Tree Cover	75 %
Shrub Cover	5 %
Field Cover	0.5 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	PLOT DIRECTIONS: On ridgetop of the Blue Ridge along the Appalachian Trail, NW of Shannondale. Plot is in Virginia and was sampled by West Virginia Natural Heritage Program ecologists as part of a study of high ridge sites with potential use for wind farms. LANDSCAPE CONTEXT: Adjacent to Appalachian Trail along the summit of the Blue Ridge. Trail is very weedy, but forest is still in reasonable condition. Campsite located 100 m from plot but no severe impacts apparent. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION: Ridgetop flattens out slightly on this part of the Blue Ridge to provide somewhat more mesic oak forest. Pockets of pawpaw repeat through this tall-canopied forest. Herbaceous layer is sparse. Gypsy moth damage is less severe than on more xeric parts of the ridge. REPRESENTATIVENESS: plot was placed to sample slightly more mesic oak forest on flat ridgetop within windy ridge polygon.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 60.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 62.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 115.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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     3 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 3 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 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) 84.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 62.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 6 Lindera benzoin var. pubescens Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   Lindera benzoin var. pubescens **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 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 # 12.5 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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Vitis sp. Vitis sp. **   Vitis sp. **   Vitis sp. **   Vitis sp. **   Vitis sp. **   Vitis sp. **   Vitis sp. **   Vitis sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Carex sp. Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 13 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 14 Rubus sp. Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 15 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 16 Viola sp. Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 17 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 18 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 19 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 20 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 21 Carex sp. Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 22 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 23 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 24 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 25 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 26 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 27 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 28 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 29 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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