085-BLRP-0003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-BLRP-0003
Author Observation Code	085-BLRP-0003
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Nelson region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 50 m
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	791 m
Slope Aspect	240 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Landform	side slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-Jun-2002
Observation End Date	19-Jun-2002
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Method Narrative	releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	17 m
Tree Cover	30 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	60 %
Nonvascular Cover	10 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This stand may confound the distinction between the two recognized pine-oak/heath community types in Virginia. Pinus pungens is the dominant pine (although P. strobus occurs in the shrub and subcanopy strata) and P. rigida is entirely absent, but Gaultheria procumbens is an important constituent of the ground layer. Stand grades abruptly into acidic cove forest below rock outcrop ca. 20 m downslope from the plot (Rhododendron catawbiense abounds below) and continues above to ridgeline. Vaccinium angustifolium is an uncommon component of this vegetation in Virginia, but abounds locally on the Big Levels plateau. Directions to plot and tagged tree: Plot location was pre-selected in the project's stratified-random sampling design. Follow White Rock Canyon Trail down from The Slacks Overlook. After crossing creek on bridge, go ca. 110 m, then turn off trail to the east. Plot and tree (Pinus strobus, 20 cm dbh, tag #311) located ca. 30 m upslope from creek.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Diphasiastrum tristachyum Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 24 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 25 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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