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085-GWNF-0334
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14181-{7A97961B-CABA-4D6F-9845-A75E16CC2091}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-GWNF-0334
Author Observation Code ? 085-GWNF-0334
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
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1060 m
Slope Aspect ? 200 º
Slope Gradient ? 17 º
Topographic Position ? lower slope
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? mesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 18-Aug-1994
Observation End Date ? 18-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 ? 90 %
Shrub Cover ? 15 %
Field Cover ? 15 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? The vegetation in this plot is representative of average, second growth mixed hardwood forests which occupy many slopes of the Alleghany Mountain/Laurel Fork area. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) and black cherry (Prunus serotina) are the most common canopy trees in a mixed stand with red maple (Acer rubrum), beech (Fagus grandifolia), white ash (Fraxinus americana), red oak and a little basswood (Tilia americana). The forest is relatively young and the landscape is scarred from cable logging operations in the 1920s. Deer browse is severe, maintaining a scarcity of herbaceous cover. The most likely climax forest on this south facing lower slope is one in which sugar maple and beech are dominant. However, a devastating outbreak of beech bark disease (beech scale Nectria complex) throughout this area has put the future role of beech in jeopardy. Trees measured in plot (dbh in cm): Prunus serotina (37), Acer rubrum (37), Acer saccharum (42).
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
5 Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
6 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
7 Dichanthelium latifolium Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
8 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
9 Parathelypteris noveboracensis Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
10 Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
11 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
12 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
13 Viola hastata Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
14 Nabalus altissimus Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
15 Brachyelytrum aristosum Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   Brachyelytrum aristosum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Viola rotundifolia Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Carex leptonervia Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   Carex leptonervia **   -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-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 28-Feb-2001
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Acer saccharum - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina Forest 5 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                   3.59999990463257     Duff <1 cm thick.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Beech scale Nectria complex.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot