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085-JBNF-0009
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14318-{3C89081A-5596-425F-A44C-3221137EF09F}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-JBNF-0009
Author Observation Code ? 085-JBNF-0009
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 37 º
Longitude ? -81 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Giles
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 16 x 25 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1156 m
Slope Aspect ? 100 º
Slope Gradient ? 3 º
Topographic Position ? plain/level/bottom
Hydrologic Regime ? non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime ? subhygric
Soil Drainage ? somewhat poorly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 29-Jun-1999
Observation End Date ? 29-Jun-1999
Project ? Virginia Heritage
Cover Method ? Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method ? No Strata
Stem Size Limit ? 2.5 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
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 ? 90 %
Field Cover ? 15 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 40 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? A springy, hummocky stream headwaters supporting a mixed red spruce hardwood forest. The shrub layer of this forest is exceedingly dense and quite diverse; Rhododendron maximum is the clear dominant, but ten other shrub species are present. Despite some mortality of canopy sized trees, red spruce is reproducing well and is prominent in all sub-canopy layers of the stand. Plot located in Mountain Lake area, at headwaters of Maple Flats Branch on upper south slope of Potts Mountain, ca. 0.6 mi WSW of the junction of Rt. 613 and the Appalachian Trail where Rt. 613 crosses the crest of Potts Mountain.
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 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   -all-  
62.5 %
8      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     17 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     41 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     7 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     10 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
41.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
4 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
5 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      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     12 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
6 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
7 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
8 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
44.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
9 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      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
10 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
11 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
12 Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
13 Carex trisperma var. trisperma Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   Carex trisperma var. trisperma **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Viola macloskeyi var. pallens Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   Viola macloskeyi var. pallens **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
15 Galax urceolata Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Carex flexuosa Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   Carex flexuosa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Carex leptalea Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Carex intumescens var. intumescens Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Vaccinium simulatum Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Dendrolycopodium obscurum Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   Dendrolycopodium obscurum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Symplocarpus foetidus Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Glyceria striata var. striata Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -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 ?
Tsuga canadensis - Acer rubrum - (Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica) / Rhododendron maximum / Sphagnum spp. Forest 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.
Details 27-Oct-2014
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Picea rubens - (Tsuga canadensis) / Rhododendron maximum Saturated Forest 3 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       4.53000020980835 %           3.90000009536743 23.1599998474121 3.35999989509583 % Very deep organic matter/duff with dense root mats on hummocks. A= (in slight hollow) dark, blackish brown silty clay loam with whitish gray mottles at 10-15 cm below surface.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Many blowdowns in area; several standing dead spruce in and around plot.


User Defined Values
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