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085-BLRP-0008
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:12654-{5EF9BFC2-B32C-410E-9ABF-2063F26F0FBC}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-BLRP-0008
Author Observation Code ? 085-BLRP-0008
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -80 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Bedford
county: Bedford
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 20 x 50 m
Area ? 1000
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1113 m
Slope Aspect ? 144 º
Slope Gradient ? 27 º
Topographic Position ? middle slope
Landform ? side slope
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? submesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 15-Aug-2002
Observation End Date ? 15-Aug-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 ? 16 m
Tree Cover ? 70 %
Shrub Cover ? 20 %
Field Cover ? 45 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 5 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Vegetation may represent an unusual, high-elevation variant of the Quercus rubra - Quercus (montana, alba, velutina) Forest. Virtually all of the characteristic suite of low-cover, somewhat oligotrophic forbs are present: Lysimachia quadrifolia, Solidago arguta, Campanula divaricata, Houstonia longifolia. The abundance of Parthenium integrifolium is unusual and distinctive; it and Liatris graminifolia suggest somewhat magnesium-rich soil (although soil chemistry data do not support this hypothesis) and give the stand an appearance a bit like that of a mafic barren or woodland. This is evidently a successional stand, and abundant Robinia pseudoacacia and Sassafras albidum indicate much higher light levels in the recent past. The USGS Arnold Valley quad map shows this area between the Blue Ridge Parkway and the access road to the summit of Apple Orchard Mountain as almost completely open. Regeneration of Quercus rubra and Q. alba is exceptionally high. Directions to plot and tree tag: Plot location was pre-selected in the project's stratified-random sampling design. Tagged tree is one of triplet Q. rubra (28 cm dbh, tag #414) is located on SE slope ca. 3 m above BRP and dense thicket of Robinia and Rubus. Plot located upslope.
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 rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-  
62.5 %
8       -none-
2 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
4 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
5 Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
6 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
7 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
8 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
9 Aureolaria laevigata Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
10 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
11 Eupatorium godfreyanum Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   Eupatorium godfreyanum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 Betula lenta var. lenta Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
13 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
15 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
16 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
17 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
18 Carex aestivalis Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Galium latifolium Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Solidago arguta var. arguta Solidago arguta var. arguta **   Solidago arguta var. arguta **   Solidago arguta var. arguta **   Solidago arguta var. arguta **   Solidago arguta var. arguta **   Solidago arguta var. arguta **   Solidago arguta var. arguta **   Solidago arguta var. arguta **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Hieracium paniculatum Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Asclepias exaltata Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
34 Gillenia trifoliata Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
35 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
36 Amianthium muscitoxicum Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
37 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
38 Liatris pilosa Liatris pilosa **   Liatris pilosa **   Liatris pilosa **   Liatris pilosa **   Liatris pilosa **   Liatris pilosa **   Liatris pilosa **   Liatris pilosa **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
39 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
40 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
41 Hypopitys monotropa Hypopitys monotropa **   Hypopitys monotropa **   Hypopitys monotropa **   Hypopitys monotropa **   Hypopitys monotropa **   Hypopitys monotropa **   Hypopitys monotropa **   Hypopitys monotropa **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
42 Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
43 Rhus copallinum Rhus copallinum **   Rhus copallinum **   Rhus copallinum **   Rhus copallinum **   Rhus copallinum **   Rhus copallinum **   Rhus copallinum **   Rhus copallinum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
44 Monarda sp. Monarda sp. **   Monarda sp. **   Monarda sp. **   Monarda sp. **   Monarda sp. **   Monarda sp. **   Monarda sp. **   Monarda sp. **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
45 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
46 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
47 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
48 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
49 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
50 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
51 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
52 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
53 Pyrola americana Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
54 Viola primulifolia Viola primulifolia **   Viola primulifolia **   Viola primulifolia **   Viola primulifolia **   Viola primulifolia **   Viola primulifolia **   Viola primulifolia **   Viola primulifolia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
55 Nabalus altissimus Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
56 Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
57 Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
58 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
59 Penstemon canescens Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Alstine, Nancy Field assistant
Coulling, Philip Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 19-Apr-2010
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus rubra - (Quercus alba) / Ilex montana / Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Lysimachia quadrifolia Forest 4 High   no
No Class Contributors.


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 ?
unknown       9.61999988555908 %           4.09999990463257 19.1499996185303 14.9200000762939 % No soil description


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Downed Castanea boles in plot. Frequent wind and ice storms are a salient feature of this vegetation. Past presence of gypsy moth indicated by egg mass scars on at least one tree.


User Defined Values
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