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SHNP554
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.25645.SHNP554
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SHNP554
Author Observation Code ? SHNP554
Original Data Location ? Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude ? 38.7483555555556 º
Longitude ? -78.3231277777778 º
Author Location ? Jeremy's Run
State or Province ? Virginia
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
continent: North America
region|state|province: Virginia
county: Page
quadrangle: Thornton Gap
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 616 m
Slope Aspect ? 350 º
Slope Gradient ? 12 º
Topographic Position ? Lowslope
Rock Type ? basalt
Homogeneity ? homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime ? Upland
Soil Moisture Regime ? Mesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 39 %
Percent Wood ? 4 %
Percent Litter ? 57 %
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 ? 53.8691044850275 m²/ha
Tree Height ? 36 m
Tree Cover ? 70 %
Shrub Cover ? 70 %
Dominant Stratum ? Tree
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Many old large trees; some fallen dead trees. SOIL METHODS: Upper 10 cm (approximately) of mineral soil extracted for analysis. Cation concentrations determined by Mehlich III extraction method. Analysis performed at Brookside Laboratories, New Knoxvil
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 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 20m
37.5 %
7       -none-
2 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 20m
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   tree 20m
17.5 %
6       -none-
4 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   tree 6m
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 Tilia americana L. Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   tree 6m
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 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-
7 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   shrub
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. **   shrub
7.5 %
5       -none-
9 Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   shrub
1.5 %
3       -none-
10 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
1.5 %
3       -none-
11 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
17.5 %
6       -none-
12 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
3.5 %
4       -none-
13 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
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
15 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
16 Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
17 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-
18 Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle **   Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
19 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
0.55 %
2       -none-
20 Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim. Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim. Spiraea betulifolia var. corymbosa shinyleaf meadowsweet Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim. **   Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim. Spiraea betulifolia var. corymbosa shinyleaf meadowsweet Spiraea betulifolia Pallas var. corymbosa (Raf.) Maxim. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
21 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-
22 Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
23 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-
24 Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
25 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-
26 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
0.55 %
2       -none-
27 Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. aestivalis Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. aestivalis Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. aestivalis Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. var. aestivalis **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
28 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
0.55 %
2       -none-
29 Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. Carya ovalis red hickory Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg. **   woody seedlings
0.05 %
1       -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
0.05 %
1       -none-
31 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   woody seedlings
0.05 %
1       -none-
32 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. **   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 62.5 %
tree 10m 10 m 20 m  
tree 6m 6 m 10 m 37.5 %
woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 17.5 %
Herb 0 m    
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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       15.5799999237061 %           4.4 22.0499992370605 15.0699996948242 %  


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Other disturbances   Exotic plants


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot