085-BOTE-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-BOTE-0001
Author Observation Code	085-BOTE-0001
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Botetourt region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1094 m
Slope Aspect	187 º
Slope Gradient	18 º
Topographic Position	crest/interfluve
Landform	hill/knob/monadnock
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	submesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jul-2001
Observation End Date	11-Jul-2001
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
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover	40 %
Shrub Cover	10 %
Field Cover	80 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation appears to represent a localized but natural, graminoid-rich woodland, transitional between more open and evidently disturbed ridgecrest and more closed but still stunted mixed oak/heath forest downslope. This community may represent a variant of the Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus / Deschampsia flexuosa - Danthonia compressa - Calamagrostis porteri Woodland, which has been attributed to but never quantitatively documented from xeric, infertile crests in the western Ridge and Valley. Plot was placed off the crest of the ridge to limit the inclusion of canopy gaps (presumably resulting from wind and ice damage) and abundance of what appears to be Festuca rubra. A few snags are present and a gap in module 8 measures 30-40 sq. m. Some oaks in vicinity seem to have experienced defoliation by gypsy moth this season; defoliation is mild in this stand, and there is no evidence of caterpillars. Virtually all trees are of sprout origin. Apparently restricted extent of graminoid-dominated ground cover limited plot size to 400 sq. m. Soil is very rocky and shallow.

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 Carex appalachica Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 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 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     9 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     12 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     9 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     7 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Dichanthelium latifolium Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 11 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     5 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     3 stem(s) 15 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 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-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 26 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 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-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 28 Potentilla canadensis / simplex Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Eurybia macrophylla Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Fallopia scandens Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Gillenia trifoliata Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   Gillenia trifoliata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Scrophularia lanceolata Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   Scrophularia lanceolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Solidago caesia var. caesia Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 37 Rhododendron periclymenoides Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   Rhododendron periclymenoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Spiraea corymbosa Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 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-   0.05 % 1       -none- 41 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 42 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 43 Pyrola americana Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   Pyrola americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 44 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 45 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 46 Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 47 Viola palmata Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   Viola palmata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 48 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-   0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Boechera canadensis Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 50 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 51 Zizia trifoliata Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 52 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-   0.05 % 1       -none- 53 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-   0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Hieracium paniculatum Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   Hieracium paniculatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 55 Vicia caroliniana Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   Vicia caroliniana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 56 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-   0.05 % 1       -none- 57 Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Phytolacca americana var. americana Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 60 Paronychia canadensis Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   Paronychia canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Carex cephalophora Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   Carex cephalophora **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 62 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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