SHNP024
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP024
Author Observation Code	SHNP024
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.5932 º
Longitude	-78.3939666666667 º
Author Location	Millers Head
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States county: Page continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia quadrangle: Big Meadows
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1049 m
Slope Aspect	280 º
Slope Gradient	22 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Moisture Regime	Subxeric
Soil Drainage	excessively drained
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Litter	75 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Soil Taxon	TYPIC DYSTRUDEPTS
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Jul-1999 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Shenandoah National Park
Cover Method	Virginia Heritage Cover Method
Stratum Method	VA-Heritage Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	100 m²
Stem Sample Method	Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Accurate
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Basal Area	0.492130480706692 m²/ha
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	50 %
Nonvascular Cover	15 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot documents sparsely shrubby, mostly herbaceous vegetation occurring on a high elevation exposure of charnnoktite. Dark minerals (e.g. pyroxene, garnet, hornblende) in this granitoid bedrock presumably influence soil chemistry at this site, supporting

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 Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel **   Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel **   shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 3 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 4 Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. var. opulifolius **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 7 Rhus typhina L. Rhus typhina L. Rhus typhina Rhus typhina L. **   Rhus typhina L. **   Rhus typhina L. Rhus typhina Rhus typhina L. **   Rhus typhina L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 8 Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC. var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC. var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea roundleaf serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC. var. sanguinea **   Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC. var. sanguinea Amelanchier sanguinea var. sanguinea roundleaf serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea (Pursh) DC. var. sanguinea **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 10 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 11 Rosa carolina L. Rosa carolina L. Rosa carolina Carolina rose Rosa carolina L. **   Rosa carolina L. Rosa carolina Carolina rose Rosa carolina L. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 13 Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel **   Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tree 35m 35 m     tree 20m 20 m 35 m   tree 10m 10 m 20 m   tree 6m 6 m 10 m   woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 1.5 % shrub 0.5 m 6 m 17.5 % Herb 0 m   50 %
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