085-CHOT-0009P
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CHOT-0009P
Author Observation Code	085-CHOT-0009P
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-77 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: King George region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 50 m
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	35 m
Slope Aspect	267 º
Slope Gradient	11 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	side slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Sep-2002
Observation End Date	12-Sep-2002
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	1000 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	38 m
Shrub Height	5 m
Field Height	5 m
Tree Cover	80 %
Shrub Cover	5 %
Field Cover	5 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Mesic mixed hardwood forest characterized by a low density of large, broad-crowned Fagus grandifolia and Liriodendron tulipifera; a very open understory; and a sparse herb layer in which Brachyelytrum erectum forms small dominance patches. Both past high grading and more contemporary heavy deer browsing may account for the open condition of the understory. The sparse herb layer is nevertheless surprisingly diverse, with a large contribution from tree seedlings, a phenomenon which has been observed in other mesic upland forests of the outer Piedmont and inner Coastal Plain. Tree stature is likely a function of relatively abundant soil moisture, whereas nutrient deficiency limits herbaceous cover. Tree data are somewhat misleading; Fagus is leading dominant species, but several trees are located just outside plot boundaries.

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 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     2 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     16 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 71.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 87.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 51.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 57.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 73.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 78.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 83.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 90.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     4 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     10 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Carex albicans complex Carex albicans complex **   Carex albicans complex **   Carex albicans complex **   Carex albicans complex **   Carex albicans complex **   Carex albicans complex **   Carex albicans complex **   Carex albicans complex **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 6 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 7 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 9 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 14 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 16 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 18 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 19 Hylodesmum nudiflorum Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 20 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 21 Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 22 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 23 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 24 Rubus sp. Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   Rubus sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 25 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 26 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 27 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 28 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 29 Parathelypteris noveboracensis Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 30 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 31 Carex sp. Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   Carex sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 32 Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   Rubus phoenicolasius **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 33 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 34 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 35 Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 36 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 37 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 38 Carex swanii Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   Carex swanii **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 39 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 40 Botrypus virginianus Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 41 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   0.05 % 1       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 42 Rubus pensilvanicus Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 43 Passiflora lutea Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 44 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- 45 Sanicula sp. Sanicula sp. **   Sanicula sp. **   Sanicula sp. **   Sanicula sp. **   Sanicula sp. **   Sanicula sp. **   Sanicula sp. **   Sanicula sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 46 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- 47 Quercus phellos Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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