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SHNP553
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.25644.SHNP553
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SHNP553
Author Observation Code ? SHNP553
Original Data Location ? Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude ? 38.7540888888889 º
Longitude ? -78.3144388888889 º
Author Location ? Knob Mountain
State or Province ? Virginia
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
continent: North America
region|state|province: Virginia
county: Page
quadrangle: Bentonville
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 738 m
Slope Aspect ? 240 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? High slope
Rock Type ? basalt
Homogeneity ? homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime ? Upland
Soil Moisture Regime ? Mesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 45 %
Soil Taxon ? ULTICHAPLUDALFS
Soil Taxon Source ? USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 18-Jul-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
Cover Dispersion ? Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Stem Observation Area ? 400
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 ? 34.2647810196504 m²/ha
Tree Height ? 27 m
Tree Cover ? 90 %
Shrub Cover ? 50 %
Field Cover ? 50 %
Dominant Stratum ? Tree
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Many dead trees in an older forest now invaded by exotics. Three large chestnuts (one 20+ cm dbh) located outside plot. SOIL METHODS: Upper 10 cm (approximately) of mineral soil extracted for analysis. Cation concentrations determined by Mehlich III ex
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 L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   tree 20m
37.5 %
7       -none-
2 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 **   tree 10m
17.5 %
6       -none-
3 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   tree 10m
17.5 %
6       -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. **   tree 10m
17.5 %
6       -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. **   tree 10m
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Tilia americana L. Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   tree 10m
17.5 %
6       -none-
7 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   tree 10m
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 10m
7.5 %
5       -none-
9 Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   tree 10m
0.55 %
2       -none-
10 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   shrub
37.5 %
7       -none-
11 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   shrub
37.5 %
7       -none-
12 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   shrub
7.5 %
5       -none-
13 Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. cornuta Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. cornuta Corylus cornuta var. cornuta beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. cornuta Corylus cornuta var. cornuta beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta Marsh. var. cornuta **   shrub
3.5 %
4       -none-
14 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   shrub
3.5 %
4       -none-
15 Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   shrub
3.5 %
4       -none-
16 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   shrub
1.5 %
3       -none-
17 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   shrub
1.5 %
3       -none-
18 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-
19 Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Royle) Schneid. Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Royle) Schneid. Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Royle) Schneid. **   Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Royle) Schneid. Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Royle) Schneid. **   shrub
0.55 %
2       -none-
20 Rubus laciniatus Willd. Rubus laciniatus Willd. Rubus laciniatus cutleaf blackberry Rubus laciniatus Willd. **   Rubus laciniatus Willd. Rubus laciniatus cutleaf blackberry Rubus laciniatus Willd. **   shrub
0.05 %
1       -none-
21 Juglans nigra L. Juglans nigra L. Juglans nigra black walnut Juglans nigra L. **   Juglans nigra L. Juglans nigra black walnut Juglans nigra L. **   shrub
0.05 %
1       -none-
22 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   woody seedlings
3.5 %
4       -none-
23 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   woody seedlings
1.5 %
3       -none-
24 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   woody seedlings
1.5 %
3       -none-
25 Rubus allegheniensis Porter var. allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis Porter var. allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Porter var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis Porter var. allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Porter var. allegheniensis **   woody seedlings
1.5 %
3       -none-
26 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
0.55 %
2       -none-
27 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
28 Tilia americana L. Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
29 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 **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
30 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
31 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
32 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. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
33 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
34 Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra slippery elm Ulmus rubra Muhl. **   Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra slippery elm Ulmus rubra Muhl. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
35 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   woody seedlings
0.05 %
1       -none-
36 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   woody seedlings
0.05 %
1       -none-
37 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   woody seedlings
0.05 %
1       -none-
38 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   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 62.5 %
tree 20m 20 m 35 m 37.5 %
tree 10m 10 m 20 m 85 %
tree 6m 6 m 10 m  
woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 7.5 %
Herb 0 m   50 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Fleming, Gary Data Manager
Walton, Dean PI
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 10-Feb-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Oak / Heath Forest       no
Fleming, Gary
Details 10-Feb-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus montana - Quercus rubra / Hamamelis virginiana Forest       no
Fleming, Gary


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
A       28.1299991607666 %           4.2 35.4099998474121 16.1499996185303 %  


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