094-01-0083
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0083
Author Observation Code	094-01-0083
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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	721.4616 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Just downslope active grazing occurred until recently. I imagine this area was grazed and or logged at some point >30-80 yrs ago. Rockiness means canopy gaps occur frequently.
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	35 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-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	SE facing, so fairly dry - soil appears to be very nutrient-rich. Lots of openings in canopy due to rocks. Thin soil, but gaps quickly covered by Ailanthus.; Forest? Maybe a woodland;

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 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -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 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Sub-Canopy 37.5 % 7       -none- 6 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 11 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 **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5       -none- 14 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 3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Bidens bipinnata Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Bidens bipinnata **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Scrophularia marilandica Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Scrophularia marilandica **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Muhlenbergia schreberi Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Muhlenbergia schreberi **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Scutellaria Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Scutellaria **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Phytolacca americana Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Phryma leptostachya Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Eupatorium sessilifolium Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Eupatorium sessilifolium **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Acalypha virginica Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 30 Sanicula Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 31 Silene stellata Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Silene stellata **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 32 Heuchera americana Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 33 Campanulastrum americanum Campanulastrum americanum **   Campanulastrum americanum **   Campanulastrum americanum **   Campanulastrum americanum **   Campanulastrum americanum **   Campanulastrum americanum **   Campanulastrum americanum **   Campanulastrum americanum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 34 Paronychia canadensis Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 35 Vernonia noveboracensis Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 36 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 37 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 38 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 39 Solidago uliginosa Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 40 Desmodium Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Desmodium **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 41 Passiflora lutea Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 42 Linum striatum Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Linum striatum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 43 Parietaria pensylvanica Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 44 Solanum ptychanthum Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Solanum ptychanthum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 45 Stellaria media Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 46 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 47 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 48 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 49 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Rubus occidentalis Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Cercis canadensis Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 55 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 1.5 % 3       -none- 56 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Tall Shrub 0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vine/Liana 1.5 % 3       -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 30 % Tall Shrub       Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 50 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Emergent       Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 30 %
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