085-WASH-0006
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-WASH-0006
Author Observation Code	085-WASH-0006
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Washington region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	6.67 x 15 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	588 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	seep/swale/non-alluvial bottom
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime	hydric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-May-2012
Observation End Date	21-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	100 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	8 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	5 m
Tree Cover	25 %
Shrub Cover	40 %
Field Cover	70 %
Nonvascular Cover	25 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	One of several small openings in a 0.8-ha (2-acre) shrubby fen in a lateral seepage area flanking Rattle Creek. This opening follows a small spring run filled with muck and limestone gravel. Shrubs and small trees of Thuja occidentalis, Salix sericea, Hypericum densiflorum var. interior, and other species are actively invading the site, which was formerly kept open by cattle grazing. Herbaceous diversity, including several rare species, is concentrated in this and other openings, providing a floristic baseline for restoration of open wetlands across the entire fen. Prescribed fire would likely help reduce the invasion of Thuja, although the wetness of the site would also make burning problematic.

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 Thuja occidentalis Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   Thuja occidentalis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     7 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Carex interior Carex interior **   Carex interior **   Carex interior **   Carex interior **   Carex interior **   Carex interior **   Carex interior **   Carex interior **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Saccharum giganteum Saccharum giganteum **   Saccharum giganteum **   Saccharum giganteum **   Saccharum giganteum **   Saccharum giganteum **   Saccharum giganteum **   Saccharum giganteum **   Saccharum giganteum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Carex leptalea Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Salix sericea Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 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     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Hypericum densiflorum var. interior Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   Hypericum densiflorum var. interior **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Solidago patula var. patula Solidago patula var. patula **   Solidago patula var. patula **   Solidago patula var. patula **   Solidago patula var. patula **   Solidago patula var. patula **   Solidago patula var. patula **   Solidago patula var. patula **   Solidago patula var. patula **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Carex lurida Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Parnassia grandifolia Parnassia grandifolia **   Parnassia grandifolia **   Parnassia grandifolia **   Parnassia grandifolia **   Parnassia grandifolia **   Parnassia grandifolia **   Parnassia grandifolia **   Parnassia grandifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Lycopodioides apodum Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Cyperus flavescens Cyperus flavescens **   Cyperus flavescens **   Cyperus flavescens **   Cyperus flavescens **   Cyperus flavescens **   Cyperus flavescens **   Cyperus flavescens **   Cyperus flavescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Desmodium perplexum Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Symphyotrichum sp. nov. Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Scirpus expansus Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Oxypolis rigidior Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Carex emoryi Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   Carex emoryi **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Mentha piperita Mentha piperita **   Mentha piperita **   Mentha piperita **   Mentha piperita **   Mentha piperita **   Mentha piperita **   Mentha piperita **   Mentha piperita **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Rhynchospora capillacea Rhynchospora capillacea **   Rhynchospora capillacea **   Rhynchospora capillacea **   Rhynchospora capillacea **   Rhynchospora capillacea **   Rhynchospora capillacea **   Rhynchospora capillacea **   Rhynchospora capillacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Helenium autumnale Helenium autumnale **   Helenium autumnale **   Helenium autumnale **   Helenium autumnale **   Helenium autumnale **   Helenium autumnale **   Helenium autumnale **   Helenium autumnale **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Juncus brachycephalus Juncus brachycephalus **   Juncus brachycephalus **   Juncus brachycephalus **   Juncus brachycephalus **   Juncus brachycephalus **   Juncus brachycephalus **   Juncus brachycephalus **   Juncus brachycephalus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Glyceria striata var. striata Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Viola sp. Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   Viola sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 40 Spiranthes cernua Spiranthes cernua **   Spiranthes cernua **   Spiranthes cernua **   Spiranthes cernua **   Spiranthes cernua **   Spiranthes cernua **   Spiranthes cernua **   Spiranthes cernua **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 41 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 42 Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 43 Eupatorium perfoliatum Eupatorium perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum **   Eupatorium perfoliatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 44 Linum striatum Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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