094-01-0038
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0038
Author Observation Code	094-01-0038
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	20 X by 50 Y
Environment Fields:
Elevation	755.2944 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Fairly old forest, with some trees exceeding 60 cm dbh - area has been subject to vast grazing pressure, but this plot may have escaped that. Logging also possible?
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	68 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Aug-2003
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (94): NPS-Blue Ridge Parkway
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	S facing, but protected, so not terribly dry. Soils are very rich, so high herbaceous cover as well.;

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 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 5 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 **   Sub-Canopy 37.5 % 7       -none- 6 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Sub-Canopy 0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Sub-Canopy 0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 15 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 19 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 **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 8       -none- 26 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 27 Hybanthus concolor Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Hybanthus concolor **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 28 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 29 Polygonum scandens Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Galium latifolium Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Cimicifuga racemosa Cimicifuga racemosa **   Cimicifuga racemosa **   Cimicifuga racemosa **   Cimicifuga racemosa **   Cimicifuga racemosa **   Cimicifuga racemosa **   Cimicifuga racemosa **   Cimicifuga racemosa **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Viola palmata Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 45 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 46 Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 47 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 50 Scrophularia marilandica Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 51 Silene stellata Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 52 Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 53 Phryma leptostachya Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 54 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 **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 58 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 59 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Epiphyte       Vine/Liana       Nonvascular       Dwarf Shrub       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 70 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Emergent       Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 90 %
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