085-JWNF-0037
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-JWNF-0037
Author Observation Code	085-JWNF-0037
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Pulaski region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 20 m
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1083 m
Slope Aspect	170 º
Slope Gradient	22 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	ridge/interfluve
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-2009
Observation End Date	04-Aug-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	200 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height	5 m
Field Height	5 m
Shrub Cover	40 %
Field Cover	15 %
Nonvascular Cover	75 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot situated on a xeric, Silurian sandstone caprock and pavement along the summit and upper south slope of Walker Mountain, ca. 1.9 mi. WSW of Rt 738. This habitat supports an open woodland with scattered, very stunted (~ 6 m tall) trees and shrub patches interspersed with open, lichen-covered rocks. The few herbs present are rooted in cracks and on flat areas where organic matter has accumulated. This occurrence covers ca. 13 ha (33 acres). Woody composition is variable and dominated by combinations of extremely stunted Quercus montana, Pinus rigida, and Pinus virginiana. Also present are Betula lenta, Quercus rubra, Amelanchier arborea, and Sassafras albidum. Shrubs are predominantly ericaceous and include Rhododendron catawbiense, Kalmia latifolia, Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium pallidum, and Quercus ilicifolia. Herbs are sparse and limited to crevices; Carex pensylvanica, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Corydalis sempervirens, Danthonia spicata, Polygonum scandens var. cristatum, Coreopsis major, and Dicentra eximia were recorded in the plot sample. Crustose and foliose lichens, including Lasallia papulosa, Lasallia pensylvanica, Dimelaena oreina, Xanthoparmelia cf. conspersa, and Cladonia spp., have high cover on the exposed rock.

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 montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -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     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 51.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 3 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 4 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s) 6 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Capnoides sempervirens Capnoides sempervirens **   Capnoides sempervirens **   Capnoides sempervirens **   Capnoides sempervirens **   Capnoides sempervirens **   Capnoides sempervirens **   Capnoides sempervirens **   Capnoides sempervirens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Dichanthelium depauperatum Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Fallopia cristata Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Dicentra eximia Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   Dicentra eximia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 25 Smilax hispida Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 26 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 27 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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