085-GWNF-0303
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14150-{11B0E125-B7DD-4AD4-9ED5-828F911F9793} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-GWNF-0303
Author Observation Code	085-GWNF-0303
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Highland region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	11.28 m radius
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1112 m
Slope Aspect	170 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Jun-1994
Observation End Date	10-Jun-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	15 %
Field Cover	90 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot represents a rich type of northern hardwood forest which characterizes north facing concavities on upper slopes of the Allegheny Mountain/Laurel Fork area. Nutrient demanding species such as blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) and squirrel corn (Dicentra canadensis) are prevalent in this type. The forest is relatively young and the landscape is scarred from cable logging operations in the 1920s. White ash (Fraxinus americana) currently dominates the canopy in this secondary stand. Recent windthrows of ash and black cherry (Prunus serotina) will provide immediate opportunities for young sugar maple (Acer saccharum), which dominates the lower woody layers, to move into a dominant canopy position. Heavy deer browse impacts have greatly influenced the composition of the herbaceous layers, favoring the unpalatable blue cohosh. Measured trees in plot (dbh in cm.): Fraxinus americana (42,43,34,33,31), Tilia americana (46,45), Acer saccharum (29,23), Prunus serotina (38,37).

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 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -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       -none- 3 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 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-   3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Crataegus punctata Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Viola canadensis var. canadensis Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 8 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Dicentra canadensis Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Dryopteris goldiana Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   Dryopteris goldiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Poa alsodes Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   Poa alsodes **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Carex rosea Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Carex leptonervia Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Carex flexuosa Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Anemone lancifolia Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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