085-GWNF-0345
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14192-{9BA67982-D403-4D81-A2A7-E7E3A394BA69} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-GWNF-0345
Author Observation Code	085-GWNF-0345
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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	888 m
Slope Aspect	184 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	cove
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Sep-1994
Observation End Date	01-Sep-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 %
Nonvascular Cover	30 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Located at the mouth of Buck Run, just above its confluence with Laurel Fork, this plot encompasses parts of a well drained stream terrace and an adjacent, bouldery toe slope. Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a major canopy tree here in a mixed stand with sugar maple (Acer saccharum), basswood (Tilia americana), beech (Fagus grandifolia), white ash (Fraxinus americana), red oak (Quercus rubra), yellow birch (Betula allegheniensis), black birch (Betula lenta) and red maple (Acer rubrum). Tulip poplar is an uncommon to rare tree in the Laurel Fork area, being confined to the lowest elevations (usually below 3000 ft. in the Laurel Fork valley and below 3200 ft. on the east slope of Middle Mountain). Its abundance make this a somewhat unusual community for the area, although floristically comparable to any northern hardwood stands in the drainage. Increment cores taken from the largest trees here indicate the stand is about 60 years old and followed railroad logging of this area in the 1920s.

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 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 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- 8 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Circaea alpina ssp. alpina Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina ssp. alpina **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 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- 14 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Isotrema macrophyllum Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Luzula acuminata var. acuminata Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   Luzula acuminata var. acuminata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Sisyrinchium angustifolium Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Carex aestivalis Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Lycopus virginicus Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Dichanthelium latifolium Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Viola affinis Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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