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085-BLRP-0023
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:12665-{64F75921-A5D3-4FC3-B027-87B090868451}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-BLRP-0023
Author Observation Code ? 085-BLRP-0023
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -79 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Amherst
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 20 x 50 m
Area ? 1000
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 564 m
Slope Aspect ? 315 º
Slope Gradient ? 23 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 ? 24-Jul-2002
Observation End Date ? 24-Jul-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
Shrub Height ? 6 m
Field Height ? 5 m
Tree Cover ? 50 %
Shrub Cover ? 60 %
Field Cover ? 60 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 5 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Mundane pine-oak/heath woodland with relatively minor component of pine. Ericaceous understory is patchy, and evergreen Kalmia latifolia and deciduous Gaylussacia baccata and Vaccinium pallidum are largely segregated spatially. Microtopography is uneven, but almost no surface boulders or outcrops are visible above leaf litter. Dense Kalmia may limit abundance of Quercus ilicifolia. Overstory Q. montana generally have broad, spreading crowns. Most forbs restricted to steep, open, exposed slope at edge of plot. Plot location was pre-selected by the project's stratified random sampling design. Directions to plot: From Bluff Mountain Overlook proceed south along BRP ca. 100 m to ravine on right (south) side of road. Plot and tagged tree (Quercus montana, 28 cm dbh, tag #327) located ca. 40 m from BRP and ca. 25 m from (and northeast of) bottom of ravine.
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 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
2 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
4 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
7 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
8 Rhododendron periclymenoides Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
9 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
10 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
11 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
13 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
14 Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
15 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
17 Comptonia peregrina Comptonia peregrina **   Comptonia peregrina **   Comptonia peregrina **   Comptonia peregrina **   Comptonia peregrina **   Comptonia peregrina **   Comptonia peregrina **   Comptonia peregrina **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
18 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
19 Aureolaria flava Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   Aureolaria flava **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
20 Diphasiastrum tristachyum Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
21 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
22 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
23 Goodyera pubescens Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
24 Hexastylis virginica Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   Hexastylis virginica **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
25 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
26 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
27 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
28 Gillenia trifoliata Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
29 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
30 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
31 Solanum sp. Solanum sp. **   Solanum sp. **   Solanum sp. **   Solanum sp. **   Solanum sp. **   Solanum sp. **   Solanum sp. **   Solanum sp. **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
32 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
33 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Belden, Allen Field assistant
Coulling, Philip Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 24-Jul-2002
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Pinus (pungens, rigida) - Quercus montana / (Quercus ilicifolia) / Gaylussacia baccata Woodland 5 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       5.65999984741211 %           4.5 18.1399993896484 10.1899995803833 % 0 - 5+ - litter and duff 5 - 10 - very light brown silt loam; very shallow


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   At least one downed pine in plot may have been killed by pine beetle. Other pines have narrow, evidently stressed crowns, which could be the result of moderate pine beetle infestation in the past or poor competition for light with Quercus montana. Fire exclusion has allowed Kalmia to preclude nearly any successful oak regeneration. Stump-sprouted and multistemmed Q. montana indicate past logging.
unknown   fire exclusion


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