085-BUFF-0010P
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-BUFF-0010P
Author Observation Code	085-BUFF-0010P
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	100 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Floyd region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1072 m
Slope Aspect	305 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Landform	boulderfield/talus/debris slide
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	09-Aug-2000
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Method Narrative	Intensive 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 Height	28 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	70 %
Shrub Cover	20 %
Field Cover	60 %
Nonvascular Cover	3 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot located on colluvial slope between narrow, rock-strewn ravine that extends nearly to summit of Buffalo Mountain and mature Quercus rubra - Betula spp. / Rhododendron maximum forest just below base of cliffs on north face. Microtopography is characteristically variable, and module 9 includes small, very steep gully ca. 2.5 m deep. Some past disturbance is evident, especially in module 2, but coarse woody debris is relatively low for such vegetation, and Acer spicatum is but a minor component. Although this stand appears to extend for some distance downslope, plot could be no wider than 20 m to avoid dense Rhododendron (sampled in plot BUFF012P), so square design of 400 sq. m was implemented.

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 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     6 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     9 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 46.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 4 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 47.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     2 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     8 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     6 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Tilia americana var. heterophylla Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Viola affinis Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 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-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     2 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     9 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     3 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 14 Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     4 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     2 stem(s) 16 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Eutrochium steelei Eutrochium steelei **   Eutrochium steelei **   Eutrochium steelei **   Eutrochium steelei **   Eutrochium steelei **   Eutrochium steelei **   Eutrochium steelei **   Eutrochium steelei **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 27 Heuchera villosa var. villosa Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Platanthera orbiculata Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Clintonia borealis Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Goodyera pubescens Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Trillium grandiflorum Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   Trillium grandiflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Carex sp. Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Aralia racemosa Aralia racemosa **   Aralia racemosa **   Aralia racemosa **   Aralia racemosa **   Aralia racemosa **   Aralia racemosa **   Aralia racemosa **   Aralia racemosa **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 50 Nabalus altissimus Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 51 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 52 Solidago arguta var. caroliniana Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 53 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 55 Carya sp. Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 56 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 57 Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 60 Brachyelytrum aristosum Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Angelica triquinata Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 62 Viburnum cassinoides Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 63 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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