085-SHNP-0177
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SHNP-0177
Author Observation Code	085-SHNP-0177
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Warren region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	12.5 x 16 m
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	447 m
Slope Aspect	185 º
Slope Gradient	24 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	bedrock outcrop
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Aug-2012
Observation End Date	23-Aug-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	200 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	2.5 m
Field Height	5 m
Tree Cover	8 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	80 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The plot was placed on the lower part of a small (ca. 400 sq. m) but pristine grassland barren situated on the lower slope of the Matthews Arm ridge above Overall Run. This is one of four similar openings that occur along this contour above the hollow. About 25% of the plot is occupied by a 2m tall outcrop of Catoctin metabasalt; another 25% at the northeast corner is occupied by a thicket of small Fraxinus, Cercis, and Rhus aromatica; and the remaining 50% is dominated by a grassland complex of Bouteloua curtipendula, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Sorghastrum nutans. Forbs are also fairly common, especially in an around the thicket area, while exposed rock surfaces and crevices support lithophytes such as Cheilanthes lanosa and Phemeranthus teretifolius. The state-rare goldenrod Solidago rigida var. rigida, a characteristic prairie species, is a noteworthy component of the barren. The grassland vegetation quickly into dry oak-hickory forest on all sides.

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 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 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       -none- 4 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Solidago ulmifolia Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Cheilanthes lanosa Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Allium cernuum Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum var. acuminatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Erigeron annuus Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   Erigeron annuus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Phemeranthus teretifolius Phemeranthus teretifolius **   Phemeranthus teretifolius **   Phemeranthus teretifolius **   Phemeranthus teretifolius **   Phemeranthus teretifolius **   Phemeranthus teretifolius **   Phemeranthus teretifolius **   Phemeranthus teretifolius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Crataegus sp. Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   Crataegus sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Acalypha virginica Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 28 Linum sulcatum Linum sulcatum **   Linum sulcatum **   Linum sulcatum **   Linum sulcatum **   Linum sulcatum **   Linum sulcatum **   Linum sulcatum **   Linum sulcatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Hypericum punctatum Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Bidens bipinnata Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Tridens flavus Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Clitoria mariana var. mariana Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Sporobolus vaginiflorus Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Euphorbia maculata Euphorbia maculata **   Euphorbia maculata **   Euphorbia maculata **   Euphorbia maculata **   Euphorbia maculata **   Euphorbia maculata **   Euphorbia maculata **   Euphorbia maculata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Asclepias verticillata Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Thalictrum revolutum Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Senna marilandica Senna marilandica **   Senna marilandica **   Senna marilandica **   Senna marilandica **   Senna marilandica **   Senna marilandica **   Senna marilandica **   Senna marilandica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Polygonum tenue Polygonum tenue **   Polygonum tenue **   Polygonum tenue **   Polygonum tenue **   Polygonum tenue **   Polygonum tenue **   Polygonum tenue **   Polygonum tenue **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 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- 55 Solidago rigida var. rigida Solidago rigida var. rigida **   Solidago rigida var. rigida **   Solidago rigida var. rigida **   Solidago rigida var. rigida **   Solidago rigida var. rigida **   Solidago rigida var. rigida **   Solidago rigida var. rigida **   Solidago rigida var. rigida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Geum virginianum Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 57 Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Cuphea viscosissima Cuphea viscosissima **   Cuphea viscosissima **   Cuphea viscosissima **   Cuphea viscosissima **   Cuphea viscosissima **   Cuphea viscosissima **   Cuphea viscosissima **   Cuphea viscosissima **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Lithospermum canescens Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 60 Galium pilosum Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Trichostema brachiatum Trichostema brachiatum **   Trichostema brachiatum **   Trichostema brachiatum **   Trichostema brachiatum **   Trichostema brachiatum **   Trichostema brachiatum **   Trichostema brachiatum **   Trichostema brachiatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 62 Symphyotrichum patens var. patens Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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