085-CUSF-0005
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CUSF-0005
Author Observation Code	085-CUSF-0005
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Cumberland region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	96 m
Slope Aspect	187 º
Slope Gradient	8 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	rolling/dissected upland
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Jun-2000
Observation End Date	01-Jun-2000
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 Height	26 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	2 m
Tree Cover	85 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	70 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot location: on ridge NW of the Willis River, 1.8 km SSE of Zion Church. This site is part of a 16-acre tract of mature oak- hickory forest set aside by the Dept. of Forestry as the Turkey Ridge Natural Area in Cumberland State Forest. Soils of this site evidently have hardpan subsoils and larger overstory dominants of Quercus stellata, Q. alba, and Carya glabra have attained diameters greater than 60 cm DBH along with heights less than 30 m. This stand has a semi-closed canopy, open understory, and very dense herb layer dominated by the bunchgrass Piptochaetium avenaceum (ca.50% cover) and, to a lesser extent, the sedge Scleria oligantha (ca. 10% cover). This is an extraordinarily fine example of a Piedmont hardpan forest, a decidedly uncommon ecological community type, and it is fortunate that the Department of Forestry has seen fit to protect it.

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 Piptochaetium avenaceum Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   Piptochaetium avenaceum **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     8 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 3 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 59.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Ulmus alata Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     11 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 5 Scleria oligantha Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   Scleria oligantha **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 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     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 12.5 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) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 7 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 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) 8 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     7 stem(s) 10 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Krigia dandelion Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   Krigia dandelion **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Melica mutica Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   Melica mutica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Thalictrum thalictroides Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Ilex decidua var. decidua Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -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 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Carex physorhyncha Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Oxalis violacea Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   Oxalis violacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Endodeca serpentaria Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Ipomoea pandurata Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   Ipomoea pandurata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Clitoria mariana var. mariana Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Solidago ulmifolia Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Morus rubra Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Lactuca hirsuta Lactuca hirsuta **   Lactuca hirsuta **   Lactuca hirsuta **   Lactuca hirsuta **   Lactuca hirsuta **   Lactuca hirsuta **   Lactuca hirsuta **   Lactuca hirsuta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Dichanthelium laxiflorum Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   Dichanthelium laxiflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Scutellaria integrifolia Scutellaria integrifolia **   Scutellaria integrifolia **   Scutellaria integrifolia **   Scutellaria integrifolia **   Scutellaria integrifolia **   Scutellaria integrifolia **   Scutellaria integrifolia **   Scutellaria integrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 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- 42 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Solidago arguta Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Scutellaria elliptica Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Smilax bona-nox Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Galium pilosum Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 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- 50 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 51 Salvia lyrata Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   Salvia lyrata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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