085-JRNF-0032
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-JRNF-0032
Author Observation Code	085-JRNF-0032
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Grayson region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 40 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1468 m
Slope Aspect	222 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	subhygric
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	05-Aug-1999
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
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover	70 %
Shrub Cover	90 %
Field Cover	5 %
Nonvascular Cover	30 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Habitat and vegetation of this plot is typical of stream terraces bordering the headwaters of Whitetop Creek on a large, midslope bench of Whitetop Mountain. Mixed canopy trees of Betula alleghaniensis (to 35 cm. dbh) and Picea rubens (to 49 cm dbh) are relatively young and several recently deceased specimens of birch are located within the plot. Shrub layers throughout habitat are dominated by dense thickets of Rhododendron maximum. Plot located on eastern slope of Whitetop Mountain, on low flat between the headwaters of Whitetop Creek and Forest Service road to summit, 0.8 mi southeast of Elk Garden.

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 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   -all-   87.5 % 9       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     592 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     272 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     48 stem(s) and more... and more... 2 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     8 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     10 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 46.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 47.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Huperzia lucidula Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 7 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 9 Clintonia borealis Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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