085-MONT-0018
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-MONT-0018
Author Observation Code	085-MONT-0018
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Montgomery region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 x 25 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	549 m
Slope Aspect	50 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	cove
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-May-2014
Observation End Date	08-May-2014
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	36 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	8 m
Tree Cover	75 %
Shrub Cover	20 %
Field Cover	85 %
Nonvascular Cover	15 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot is located on a 500 Forest Foundation easement, and was monumented to facilitate resampling in the future. A PVC pipe marks the NE corner. Three meters from the corner at 230 degrees is tree tag #450 on a 19.9 cm Acer saccharum. 5.5. meters from the corner at 320 degrees is tag #451 on a 14.9 Fraxinus americana. Tags are at breast height facing the creek. See sketch on original field form. The vegetation at this site is a very rich cove forest that extends for a considerable distance on the northeast-facing slope along Mill Creek; MONT017 is a 2008 plot sampled from the same stand downstream in the Mill Creek Natural Area Preserve. The underlying rock is Elbrook dolomite and soils are high in pH, calcium, and magnesium. In this part of the stand, Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, and Liriodendron tulipifera are the principal overstory trees. The largest trees are right along the stream at the base of the plot, and tree stature is reduced upslope. The shrub layer is sparse, but the herb layer is dense and lush, with many nutrient-demanding forbs.

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 Tilia americana var. heterophylla Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 51.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -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     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 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 # 40.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 41.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 59.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Viola canadensis var. canadensis Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Homalosorus pycnocarpos Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   Homalosorus pycnocarpos **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Dicentra cucullaria Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 10 Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 15 Trillium sulcatum Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 17 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Viola striata Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Jeffersonia diphylla Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 25 Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Persicaria virginiana Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Smilax hispida Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Ligustrum sinense Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Sanicula trifoliata Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Asplenium rhizophyllum Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Anemone acutiloba Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 58 Allium vineale Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 59 Carex albicans Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 60 Geum canadense Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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