085-CUMB-0004
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:17047-{15AB90BF-BC1E-4AB9-A4DB-006810E16A42} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CUMB-0004
Author Observation Code	085-CUMB-0004
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Cumberland region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 x 25 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	116 m
Slope Aspect	260 º
Slope Gradient	7 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	rolling/dissected upland
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Apr-2012
Observation End Date	27-Apr-2012
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	26 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	75 %
Shrub Cover	25 %
Field Cover	55 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot is located in a 6.4-acre stand of Piedmont Hardpan forest co-dominated by Quercus stellata, Carya glabra, and Piptochaetium avenaceum. The stand covers the crest and upper flanks of a narrow interfluve between ravines. Adjacent ridges on either side support similar stands, with more mesic forest occupying the intervening ravines. Although the floristic composition of the forest is "classic," the site is the only known Virginia example of this community type that has sandy loam upper soil horizons. No clay could be detected within 10-12 cm of the soil surface, although the particular combination of plants here guarantees that a hardpan is present in the subsoil. Most examples of this community develop on soils weathered from clay-rich mafic rocks, metasiltstone, or slate, while this site is underlain by gneissic sedimentary rocks.

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 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     26 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 40.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 41.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 43.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Piptochaetium avenaceum Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -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     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Ulmus alata Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Scleria oligantha Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 10 Carex retroflexa Carex retroflexa **   Carex retroflexa **   Carex retroflexa **   Carex retroflexa **   Carex retroflexa **   Carex retroflexa **   Carex retroflexa **   Carex retroflexa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Melica mutica Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 14 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-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 15 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Galium pilosum Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Desmodium perplexum Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Carex oxylepis Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   Carex oxylepis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Hieracium venosum Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   Hieracium venosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Eupatorium godfreyanum Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 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- 29 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- 30 Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   Desmodium paniculatum var. paniculatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Dichanthelium laxiflorum Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 36 Crataegus sp. Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Hypericum stragulum Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Elephantopus tomentosus Elephantopus tomentosus **   Elephantopus tomentosus **   Elephantopus tomentosus **   Elephantopus tomentosus **   Elephantopus tomentosus **   Elephantopus tomentosus **   Elephantopus tomentosus **   Elephantopus tomentosus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Scutellaria elliptica Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Oxalis violacea Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Sphenopholis nitida Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Lespedeza violacea Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Carex cephalophora Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Krigia dandelion Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Vernonia glauca Vernonia glauca **   Vernonia glauca **   Vernonia glauca **   Vernonia glauca **   Vernonia glauca **   Vernonia glauca **   Vernonia glauca **   Vernonia glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Luzula multiflora var. multiflora Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   Luzula multiflora var. multiflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Poa cuspidata Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Aureolaria virginica Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Asclepias variegata Asclepias variegata **   Asclepias variegata **   Asclepias variegata **   Asclepias variegata **   Asclepias variegata **   Asclepias variegata **   Asclepias variegata **   Asclepias variegata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 55 Salvia lyrata Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 56 Penstemon canescens Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 57 Hylodesmum nudiflorum Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Lobelia spicata Lobelia spicata **   Lobelia spicata **   Lobelia spicata **   Lobelia spicata **   Lobelia spicata **   Lobelia spicata **   Lobelia spicata **   Lobelia spicata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 60 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 62 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- 63 Heuchera americana Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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