085-FSSP-0002
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-FSSP-0002
Author Observation Code	085-FSSP-0002
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Patrick region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 x 25 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	417 m
Slope Aspect	202 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	hill/knob/monadnock
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	submesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-May-2012
Observation End Date	09-May-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	31.5 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	4 m
Tree Cover	85 %
Shrub Cover	20 %
Field Cover	10 %
Nonvascular Cover	2 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The forest on the upper south slope of Stuarts Knob was heavily disturbed (partly de-nuded) during mining operations that ceased in the 1920's. The site is very rocky, with much old decaying wood debris an many tip-up mounds in the area. The trees in this plot may have regenerated at some point during the mining period, and now form a fairly mature stand of oaks and tulip-poplar with a strong redbud understory. Composition reflects the chemistry of soils weathered from coarse-grained amphibolite or a similar mafic rock. However, the herb layer has been heavily reduced in both cover and diversity by long-term excessive deer browse (due to prohibition of hunting on state park land). On other parts of the mountain, the herb layer has developed nearly monospecific cover of graminoids, especially Brachyelytrum erectum, that are unpalatable to deer; see also plot FSSP003.

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 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-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 2 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 # 60.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 56.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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 # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 56.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 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 # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 71.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 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 # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 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 # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Magnolia fraseri Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 16 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -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 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Hylodesmum nudiflorum Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Lespedeza violacea Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   Lespedeza violacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Viola palmata var. triloba Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Piptochaetium avenaceum Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 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- 35 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Trichophorum planifolium Trichophorum planifolium **   Trichophorum planifolium **   Trichophorum planifolium **   Trichophorum planifolium **   Trichophorum planifolium **   Trichophorum planifolium **   Trichophorum planifolium **   Trichophorum planifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 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- 42 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 43 Elaeagnus umbellata Elaeagnus umbellata **   Elaeagnus umbellata **   Elaeagnus umbellata **   Elaeagnus umbellata **   Elaeagnus umbellata **   Elaeagnus umbellata **   Elaeagnus umbellata **   Elaeagnus umbellata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 44 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 45 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 46 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 47 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Solidago caesia var. caesia Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 50 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 51 Endodeca serpentaria Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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