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085-GJNF-0314
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13724-{0F7169FE-BEA0-4375-94D2-2220AAC20E8D}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-GJNF-0314
Author Observation Code ? 085-GJNF-0314
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -80 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Alleghany
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 11.28 m radius
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 952 m
Slope Aspect ? 281 º
Slope Gradient ? 22 º
Topographic Position ? upper slope
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? submesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 18-Jul-1994
Observation End Date ? 18-Jul-1994
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
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 ? 20 %
Field Cover ? 50 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 1 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? A higher elevation dry Quercus montana and Quercus rubra dominated oak-yellow pine-heath forest on a vertically convex west facing slope. The abundance of Gaylussacia baccata and Pinus rigida and pungens is characteristic of these forest stands often occurring on and restricted to the area at and just above a steepening of slope. The yellow pines are usually older and not reproducing; i.e., fire has been through in many decades. The relative youth of the canopy trees (130-150 years), the absence of old cut stumps and the fact that old downed wood is about the size of the standing live wood together suggest this stand may have regenerated after a more or less complete fire kill. No recruitment of pine. Plot located ca. 200 ft downslope @ 275 degrees from plot GJNF011 on ridgecrest of Peters Mountain, 2.0 mi N1W from Morning Knob.
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 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
2 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
4 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
5 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-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
6 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
7 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
9 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-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
10 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
11 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
13 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-
14 Galium latifolium Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
15 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Convallaria pseudomajalis Convallaria pseudomajalis **   Convallaria pseudomajalis **   Convallaria pseudomajalis **   Convallaria pseudomajalis **   Convallaria pseudomajalis **   Convallaria pseudomajalis **   Convallaria pseudomajalis **   Convallaria pseudomajalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Cunila origanoides Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   Cunila origanoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 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-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Iris verna Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
28 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
29 Carya sp. Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
30 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
31 Polypodium appalachianum Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
32 Scutellaria saxatilis Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   Scutellaria saxatilis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
33 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
34 Viola sagittata var. ovata Viola sagittata var. ovata **   Viola sagittata var. ovata **   Viola sagittata var. ovata **   Viola sagittata var. ovata **   Viola sagittata var. ovata **   Viola sagittata var. ovata **   Viola sagittata var. ovata **   Viola sagittata var. ovata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Moorhead, Bill Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Field assistant
Moorhead, Bill Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 28-Feb-2001
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Pinus (pungens, rigida) - Quercus montana / (Quercus ilicifolia) / Gaylussacia baccata Woodland 4 High   no
Southeastern Regional Office of The Nature Conservancy,Southeast Conservation Science,Ecology Group (organization)
Details 01-Apr-2007
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus montana - (Quercus coccinea, Quercus rubra) / Kalmia latifolia / Vaccinium pallidum Forest 4 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown                   3.79999995231628     Oi: 2 cm thick; leaves and stems Oe: 1-5 cm thick; brown, rich in fine roots Oa: 0-8 cm thick; black to dark gray organic matter, extremely channery-rich A: 0-25 cm depth; extremely gravelly/stony loamy sand or sandy loam; pinkish-gray, with coarse roots; wc / m / vfr


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Deer browsing of some herbs.


User Defined Values
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