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085-BLRP-0078
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:12707-{D0D83838-2651-47CC-B7AF-796FC827FBB0}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-BLRP-0078
Author Observation Code ? 085-BLRP-0078
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 ? 283 m
Slope Aspect ? 99 º
Slope Gradient ? 11 º
Topographic Position ? crest/interfluve
Landform ? ridge/interfluve
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 07-Aug-2002
Observation End Date ? 07-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 ? 30 m
Shrub Height ? 3 m
Field Height ? 5 m
Tree Cover ? 70 %
Shrub Cover ? 30 %
Field Cover ? 12 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 2 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Directions to plot and tree tag: Plot location was pre-selected by the project's stratified random sampling design. From BLRI Parkway, walk west up slope to where the steepness decreases greatly. The tree is upslope of the gradient change. Tagged tree is a Quercus prinus of 37 cm dbh with tag #323. Conduit is at a bearing of 67 degrees and 1 m from tree. This is an oak-hickory-pine forest in which the Pinus virginiana are dying and several large oaks have been killed by gypsy moths and storms. There is one large Pinus strobus dead and outside the plot, and there are many young ones coming in. Skidder mounds (?) indicate that the area was logged prior to the establishment of the existing trees. Percent cover of the combined tree, the shrub and herb strata were not recorded in the field but estimated from cover classes.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
4 Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Pinus echinata Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
7 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
8 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
9 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
10 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
11 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
12 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
13 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
14 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
15 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
16 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
17 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
18 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
19 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
20 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 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-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   Dichanthelium sp. (dichotomum complex)    **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Goodyera pubescens Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
32 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
33 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
34 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
35 Ipomoea pandurata Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
36 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
37 Erechtites hieraciifolius Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
38 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
39 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
40 Carex sp. Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
41 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
42 Carex sp. (montanae group) Carex sp. (montanae group) **   Carex sp. (montanae group) **   Carex sp. (montanae group) **   Carex sp. (montanae group) **   Carex sp. (montanae group) **   Carex sp. (montanae group) **   Carex sp. (montanae group) **   Carex sp. (montanae group) **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
43 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Alstine, Nancy Field assistant
Patterson, Karen Field assistant
Weber, Joe Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-2006
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Pinus strobus - Quercus alba - Quercus montana / Vaccinium stamineum Forest 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       3.33999991416931 %           4.30000019073486 10.7200002670288 27.5200004577637 % No soil description. Sandstone rocks present


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Gypsy moths have killed some large oaks in plot.


User Defined Values
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