085-GPNF-0330
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13865-{75ABD35C-2676-4D1C-B82C-E718AD60A038} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-GPNF-0330
Author Observation Code	085-GPNF-0330
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Nelson region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	11.28 m radius
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1208 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	crest/interfluve
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Aug-1994
Observation End Date	16-Aug-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	50 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	90 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot located ca. 20 m west of trail at height of land on crest of ridge, ca. 0.2 mi west of Seeley-Woodworth Shelter. On gentle ridge crest granitic slopes as this, soils appear to be fertile. The scarcity of surface stones and boulders suggests that the soils are relatively deep and uneroded. I suspect that on level terrain such as this, organic matter is "composted" into the underlying soil with minimal losses of nutrients due to lateral transport and erosion. Due to the effects of exposure, the trees are not especially tall and gaps/openings surround each crown. Nearby, on level terrain and in gentle "saddles" of the ridge crest, grow Heracleum maximum and Agastache scrophulariifolia. Other trees on this ridge in similar vegetation include Acer saccharum, Quercus alba and Magnolia acuminata. Measured trees in plot (dbh in cm.): Quercus rubra (44.5), Prunus serotina (34.7).

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 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-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   -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       -none- 6 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Stachys subcordata Stachys subcordata **   Stachys subcordata **   Stachys subcordata **   Stachys subcordata **   Stachys subcordata **   Stachys subcordata **   Stachys subcordata **   Stachys subcordata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Helianthus decapetalus Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   Helianthus decapetalus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Asclepias exaltata Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Muhlenbergia tenuiflora Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   Muhlenbergia tenuiflora **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Corylus cornuta var. cornuta Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Parathelypteris noveboracensis Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Fallopia scandens Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   Fallopia scandens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Geranium maculatum Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   Geranium maculatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Veratrum parviflorum Veratrum parviflorum **   Veratrum parviflorum **   Veratrum parviflorum **   Veratrum parviflorum **   Veratrum parviflorum **   Veratrum parviflorum **   Veratrum parviflorum **   Veratrum parviflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Cuscuta sp. Cuscuta sp. **   Cuscuta sp. **   Cuscuta sp. **   Cuscuta sp. **   Cuscuta sp. **   Cuscuta sp. **   Cuscuta sp. **   Cuscuta sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Campanula americana Campanula americana **   Campanula americana **   Campanula americana **   Campanula americana **   Campanula americana **   Campanula americana **   Campanula americana **   Campanula americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Calystegia sepium Calystegia sepium **   Calystegia sepium **   Calystegia sepium **   Calystegia sepium **   Calystegia sepium **   Calystegia sepium **   Calystegia sepium **   Calystegia sepium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Galium lanceolatum Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Lilium superbum Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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