085-GRNF-0709
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-GRNF-0709
Author Observation Code	085-GRNF-0709
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Rockingham region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	11.28 m radius
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	980 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	submesic
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Oct-1993
Observation End Date	05-Oct-1993
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	10 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:
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	50 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	15 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot is situated in a semi-open forest on a steep, mid-slope, sandstone talus. Acer rubrum is a prominent tree in this forest, apparently because of the interrupted canopy of larger oaks and the availability of sunlight. Where boulders are especially abundant, tree growth is scattered, and a modest amount of light reaches the forest floor. A small portion of the plot, not on a talus substrate, supports the ericads Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum and Vaccinium stamineum. Although a single clump of Tilia americana is present, suggesting mesotrophic conditions, the overall community trophic regime is best characterized as submesotrophic. Soils appear to be slightly enriched due to lateral movement of moisture and nutrients. Take Rader Mountain Trail southward from Hall Spring Road to the last wildlife clearing; plot GRNF304 is on ridge crest. This plot located by heading ca. 100 ft north from plot GRNF304 and thence downslope ca. 200 ft in elevation. Plot marked with rebar stake; nearby tree marked with orange flagging.

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 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     8 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     8 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 46.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 48.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 51.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 48.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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