SHNP066
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP066
Author Observation Code	SHNP066
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.5377888888889 º
Longitude	-78.3587388888889 º
Author Location	Cedar Run / Halfmile Cliff
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia county: Madison quadrangle: Old Rag Mountain
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	488 m
Slope Aspect	150 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	basalt
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Moisture Regime	Xeric
Soil Drainage	excessively drained
Percent Bedrock	55 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	4 %
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Sep-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	5.37314463406801 m²/ha
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	50 %
Nonvascular Cover	35 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot is located on an exposed. steeply sloping greenstone outcrop with sparse woody scrub and about 50% cover of herbaceous plants. Perennial graminoids (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Dantonia spicata) dominate, but a noteworthy co-dominant is t

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 Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana **   shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 2 Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes Viburnum rafinesquianum downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes **   Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes Viburnum rafinesquianum downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 3 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 3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Celtis occidentalis L. **   Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Celtis occidentalis L. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 6 Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 7 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 8 Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Celtis occidentalis L. **   Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Celtis occidentalis L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 9 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. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 10 Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes Viburnum rafinesquianum downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes **   Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes Viburnum rafinesquianum downy arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum J.A. Schultes **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 11 Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis eastern redbud Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -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 Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. var. virginiana **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover shrub 0.5 m 6 m 17.5 % 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 % Herb 0 m   50 % tree 35m 35 m
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