085-GWNF-0026
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-GWNF-0026
Author Observation Code	085-GWNF-0026
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Bath region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	387 m
Slope Aspect	350 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	side slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-May-2009
Observation End Date	20-May-2009
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	30 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	85 %
Shrub Cover	60 %
Field Cover	90 %
Nonvascular Cover	50 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot is similar to GWNF024 (located about 1.2 km to the SW). The site is a sheltered, very bouldery foot-slope that subtends the Cowpasture River. Geologic map coverage indicates that this site is underlain by shale, but the actual substrate is a mixture of bryophyte-covered limestone and calcareous red shale boulders. Forest vegetation is a rich mesophytic forest variably co-dominated by Acer nigrum, Acer saccharum, Tilia americana var. americana, Carya cordiformis, and Liriodendron tulipifera. Patch-dominants of the herb layer include Jeffersonia diphylla, Laportea canadensis, Asarum canadense, and Caulophyllum thalictroides, with large colonies of Sedum ternatum occupying the mossy boulders. The presence of Tsuga canadensis, Betula lenta, and Dryopteris intermedia reflects the cool microclimate of the sheltered, northwest-facing site. Upslope, there is an abrupt transition to outcrops forested by hemlocks, oaks, and dense colonies of Rhododendron maximum.

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 Jeffersonia diphylla Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Tilia americana var. americana Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 44.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 50.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 5 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 # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 56.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 7 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 # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 57.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Acer nigrum Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   Acer nigrum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 10 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 12 Betula lenta var. lenta Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 14 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 15 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 17 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 18 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 19 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 20 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 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 # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 22 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 25 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 26 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 28 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 29 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 30 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 31 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 32 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 33 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Carex rosea Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Viola pensylvanica Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 45 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 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- 53 Smilax hispida Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Carex hitchcockiana Carex hitchcockiana **   Carex hitchcockiana **   Carex hitchcockiana **   Carex hitchcockiana **   Carex hitchcockiana **   Carex hitchcockiana **   Carex hitchcockiana **   Carex hitchcockiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 58 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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