085-CLAR-0004
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CLAR-0004
Author Observation Code	085-CLAR-0004
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Clarke region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 40 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	125 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - temporarily flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Apr-1999
Observation End Date	17-Apr-1999
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
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	70 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	90 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	An elevated floodplain terrace along the Shenandoah River, supporting a relatively mature Acer saccharinum dominated forest. Soils are well drained and their fertility evidently enhanced by prevalence of limestone and dolomitic substrates on nearby valley slopes. Many nutrient demanding species occur here (Carex albursina, Erigenia bulbosa, Hydrophyllum canadense, Trillium sessile, etc.). The early spring aspect of this herbaceous flora is completely dominated by Mertensia virginica and the flowering display of vast colonies of this species is phenomenal. Plot located on north side of Calmes Neck, at the mouth of a ravine ca. 1.0 mi west of the mouth of Morgan Mill Stream.

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 Mertensia virginica Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   Mertensia virginica **   -all-   87.5 % 9       -none- 2 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   -all-   87.5 % 9       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 59.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 62.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 70.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 79.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 89.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   -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     6 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 54.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 5 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 75.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 76.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 7 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   Verbesina alternifolia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 8 Veronica hederifolia Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   Veronica hederifolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Perilla frutescens Perilla frutescens **   Perilla frutescens **   Perilla frutescens **   Perilla frutescens **   Perilla frutescens **   Perilla frutescens **   Perilla frutescens **   Perilla frutescens **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Urtica gracilis Urtica gracilis **   Urtica gracilis **   Urtica gracilis **   Urtica gracilis **   Urtica gracilis **   Urtica gracilis **   Urtica gracilis **   Urtica gracilis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Poa trivialis Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Viola striata Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   Viola striata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Ligustrum sinense Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Verbesina occidentalis Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Cynanchum laeve Cynanchum laeve **   Cynanchum laeve **   Cynanchum laeve **   Cynanchum laeve **   Cynanchum laeve **   Cynanchum laeve **   Cynanchum laeve **   Cynanchum laeve **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Ellisia nyctelea Ellisia nyctelea **   Ellisia nyctelea **   Ellisia nyctelea **   Ellisia nyctelea **   Ellisia nyctelea **   Ellisia nyctelea **   Ellisia nyctelea **   Ellisia nyctelea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Elymus virginicus var. virginicus Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Erigenia bulbosa Erigenia bulbosa **   Erigenia bulbosa **   Erigenia bulbosa **   Erigenia bulbosa **   Erigenia bulbosa **   Erigenia bulbosa **   Erigenia bulbosa **   Erigenia bulbosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Vernonia noveboracensis Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   Vernonia noveboracensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Carex grisea Carex grisea **   Carex grisea **   Carex grisea **   Carex grisea **   Carex grisea **   Carex grisea **   Carex grisea **   Carex grisea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Trillium sessile Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Persicaria longiseta Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 40 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 41 Viola pubescens Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 42 Ornithogalum nutans Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   Ornithogalum nutans **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 43 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 44 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 45 Osmorhiza sp. Osmorhiza sp. **   Osmorhiza sp. **   Osmorhiza sp. **   Osmorhiza sp. **   Osmorhiza sp. **   Osmorhiza sp. **   Osmorhiza sp. **   Osmorhiza sp. **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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