085-JCNF-0009
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-JCNF-0009
Author Observation Code	085-JCNF-0009
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-83 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Lee region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 40 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	811 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	45 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	slope bench/ledge/step
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Jun-1992
Observation End Date	02-Jun-1992
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:
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	30 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	50 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot located on bench of cliff, ca. 0.6 mi east of Jasper. Slope shape is directly convex. It includes a nearly level area at the base of a cliff and then abruptly slopes to 45 degrees. A lower cliff lies below the plot. The limestone appears to be very hard, fracturing to sharp angles. It is light gray (5YR 7/1 on Munsell Chart). Surprisingly, the soils derived from this rock (on steep colluvial slopes) do not appear to be especially fertile. Nutrient demanding plants were conspicuously absent. The population of Philadelphicus hirsutus here is absolutely phenomenal with tens of thousands of plants present. Similar vegetation on the cliff benches to the north also support Carex eburnea and Symphoricarpos albus.

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 Philadelphus hirsutus Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Fraxinus quadrangulata Fraxinus quadrangulata **   Fraxinus quadrangulata **   Fraxinus quadrangulata **   Fraxinus quadrangulata **   Fraxinus quadrangulata **   Fraxinus quadrangulata **   Fraxinus quadrangulata **   Fraxinus quadrangulata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Helianthus sp. Helianthus sp. **   Helianthus sp. **   Helianthus sp. **   Helianthus sp. **   Helianthus sp. **   Helianthus sp. **   Helianthus sp. **   Helianthus sp. **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Oxalis grandis Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   Oxalis grandis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Helianthus hirsutus Helianthus hirsutus **   Helianthus hirsutus **   Helianthus hirsutus **   Helianthus hirsutus **   Helianthus hirsutus **   Helianthus hirsutus **   Helianthus hirsutus **   Helianthus hirsutus **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   Symphyotrichum oblongifolium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Packera obovata Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   Packera obovata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Heuchera americana Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Solidago sphacelata Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Viola palmata var. triloba Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Doellingeria infirma Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   Doellingeria infirma **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   Anemone virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Asclepias quadrifolia Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Boechera laevigata Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Carya sp. Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   Carya sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Taenidia integerrima Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Penstemon canescens Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Dichanthelium latifolium Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Parietaria pensylvanica Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   Parietaria pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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