085-JCNF-0031
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-JCNF-0031
Author Observation Code	085-JCNF-0031
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-83 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Wise region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 x 25 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1176 m
Slope Aspect	130 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	cove
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Jun-2009
Observation End Date	02-Jun-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	5 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	90 %
Shrub Cover	4 %
Field Cover	95 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The plot documents a very rich, mixed hardwood forest in the upper portion of a east-facing cove below High Point on Stone Mountain, elev. 3900 ft. Soils here are deep, dark, colluvial loams that support a lush herb flora patch-dominated by Laportea canadensis, Impatiens pallida, Caulophyllum thalictroides, and many other nutrient-demanding forbs. The overstory is mixed, with no clear dominants, containing Acer saccharum, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Betula alleghaniensis, and Fraxinus americana. This stand is typical of rich cove forests in the upper coves of Stone Mountain, but the presence of typical high-elevation species such as Betula alleghaniensis, Dryopteris intermedia, Cimicifuga americana, etc. gives it some affinities to "northern hardwoods."

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 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 47.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 50.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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) 54.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 67.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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 # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 58.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 8 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Trautvetteria caroliniensis Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 10 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Viola canadensis var. canadensis Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 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-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Actaea podocarpa Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 17 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 18 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Trillium sulcatum Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Carex laxiculmis var. copulata Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   Carex laxiculmis var. copulata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Viola labradorica Viola labradorica **   Viola labradorica **   Viola labradorica **   Viola labradorica **   Viola labradorica **   Viola labradorica **   Viola labradorica **   Viola labradorica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 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- 26 Monarda clinopodia Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Viola pensylvanica Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Lilium canadense Lilium canadense **   Lilium canadense **   Lilium canadense **   Lilium canadense **   Lilium canadense **   Lilium canadense **   Lilium canadense **   Lilium canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Viola striata Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Ranunculus allegheniensis Ranunculus allegheniensis **   Ranunculus allegheniensis **   Ranunculus allegheniensis **   Ranunculus allegheniensis **   Ranunculus allegheniensis **   Ranunculus allegheniensis **   Ranunculus allegheniensis **   Ranunculus allegheniensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 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- 38 Dryopteris goldiana Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Viola affinis Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Carex leptonervia Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Poa sylvestris Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 46 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 47 Botrypus virginianus Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Sambucus racemosa var. pubens Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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