SHNP508
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP508
Author Observation Code	SHNP508
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.2469888888889 º
Longitude	-78.8050388888889 º
Author Location	Stull Run Flatwoods
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia county: Rockingham quadrangle: Crimora
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	381 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Moisture Regime	Subhygric
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Soil Taxon	BUCHANAN
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-May-2001 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Shenandoah National Park
Cover Method	Virginia Heritage Cover Method
Stratum Method	VA-Heritage Strata
Stem Size Limit	1 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	400 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	29.1394697101787 m²/ha
Tree Cover	40 %
Shrub Cover	20 %
Field Cover	20 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Total herb cover reported as 50%, but individual cover values sum to ca. 20%. SOIL METHODS: Upper 10 cm (approximately) of mineral soil extracted for analysis. Cation concentrations determined by Mehlich III extraction method. Analysis performed at Bro

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 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 3 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. **   tree 10m 17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   tree 10m 17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   tree 10m 17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   tree 6m 17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   tree 6m 17.5 % 6       -none- 8 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   tree 6m 17.5 % 6       -none- 9 Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   tree 6m 3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 11 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. Amelanchier arborea common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. **   Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. Amelanchier arborea common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torr. & Gray var. dumosa Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torr. & Gray var. dumosa Gaylussacia dumosa var. dumosa Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torr. & Gray var. dumosa **   Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torr. & Gray var. dumosa **   Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torr. & Gray var. dumosa Gaylussacia dumosa var. dumosa Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torr. & Gray var. dumosa **   Gaylussacia dumosa (Andr.) Torr. & Gray var. dumosa **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 17 Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Carpinus caroliniana Walt. Carpinus caroliniana Walt. Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana Walt. **   Carpinus caroliniana Walt. Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana Walt. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Castanea pumila (L.) P. Mill. var. pumila Castanea pumila (L.) P. Mill. var. pumila Castanea pumila var. pumila chinkapin Castanea pumila (L.) P. Mill. var. pumila **   Castanea pumila (L.) P. Mill. var. pumila Castanea pumila var. pumila chinkapin Castanea pumila (L.) P. Mill. var. pumila **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Alnus serrulata hazel alder Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. **   Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. Alnus serrulata hazel alder Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 24 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 1.5 % 3       -none- 25 Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium L. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 26 Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners Rhododendron periclymenoides pink azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners **   Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners Rhododendron periclymenoides pink azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides (Michx.) Shinners **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 27 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. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 28 Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 29 Smilax tamnoides L. Smilax tamnoides L. Smilax tamnoides bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides L. **   Smilax tamnoides L. Smilax tamnoides bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 30 Carya glabra Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 31 Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers. Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers. Menziesia pilosa minniebush Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers. **   Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers. Menziesia pilosa minniebush Menziesia pilosa (Michx. ex Lam.) Juss. ex Pers. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 32 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 **   woody seedlings 0.05 % 1       -none- 33 Aronia arbutifolia Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. Aronia arbutifolia Aronia arbutifolia **   Aronia arbutifolia **   Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. Aronia arbutifolia Aronia arbutifolia **   Aronia arbutifolia **   woody seedlings 0.05 % 1       -none- 34 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 0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tree 35m 35 m     shrub 0.5 m 6 m 17.5 % tree 20m 20 m 35 m 17.5 % tree 10m 10 m 20 m 37.5 % tree 6m 6 m 10 m 37.5 % woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 7.5 % Herb 0 m   20 %
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