085-PEDL-0101
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-PEDL-0101
Author Observation Code	085-PEDL-0101
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Montgomery region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 10 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	446 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Oct-1992
Observation End Date	08-Oct-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	15 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	70 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This is a superlative glade. It follows the crest of a south facing spur ridge for a distance of about 150 m. Average width is about 15 m. The argillaceous dolomite of the Elbrook Formation seems to readily weather to gravel and soil material and it is this soil which promotes a grassland understory on this dry site. The presence of Senecio plattensis, Parthenium auriculatum and Echinacea laevigata suggests high magnesium content of the soil. These species elsewhere occur on ultramafic, non-calcareous soils in Virginia. The mesotrophic indicator here is Pycnanthemum incanum, but it is scarce. It makes better sense to classify the community/site as submesotrophic on the basis of several indicators. Quercus muhlenbergii in plot about 17 cm dbh. Plot located in the lower portion of the glade west of quarry face, where the spur ridge and glade broaden somewhat. Community is technically a woodland, but this smaller plot size seemed adequate.

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 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 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-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Packera paupercula var. appalachiana Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   Packera paupercula var. appalachiana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Celtis tenuifolia Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   Celtis tenuifolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 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-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Helianthus divaricatus Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   Helianthus divaricatus **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   Silphium asteriscus var. trifoliatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Symphyotrichum patens var. patens Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Echinacea laevigata Echinacea laevigata **   Echinacea laevigata **   Echinacea laevigata **   Echinacea laevigata **   Echinacea laevigata **   Echinacea laevigata **   Echinacea laevigata **   Echinacea laevigata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Sorghastrum nutans Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   Sorghastrum nutans **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Parthenium auriculatum Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   Parthenium auriculatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Liatris aspera Liatris aspera **   Liatris aspera **   Liatris aspera **   Liatris aspera **   Liatris aspera **   Liatris aspera **   Liatris aspera **   Liatris aspera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Taenidia integerrima Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   Taenidia integerrima **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Asclepias verticillata Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Aureolaria virginica Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   Aureolaria virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Pellaea atropurpurea Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   Pellaea atropurpurea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Tridens flavus Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   Tridens flavus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis var. aestivalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   Lobelia spicata var. leptostachys **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Thalictrum revolutum Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   Thalictrum revolutum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Ipomoea sp. Ipomoea sp. **   Ipomoea sp. **   Ipomoea sp. **   Ipomoea sp. **   Ipomoea sp. **   Ipomoea sp. **   Ipomoea sp. **   Ipomoea sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   Euphorbia corollata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Desmodium obtusum Desmodium obtusum **   Desmodium obtusum **   Desmodium obtusum **   Desmodium obtusum **   Desmodium obtusum **   Desmodium obtusum **   Desmodium obtusum **   Desmodium obtusum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Ruellia humilis Ruellia humilis **   Ruellia humilis **   Ruellia humilis **   Ruellia humilis **   Ruellia humilis **   Ruellia humilis **   Ruellia humilis **   Ruellia humilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Solidago harrisii Solidago harrisii **   Solidago harrisii **   Solidago harrisii **   Solidago harrisii **   Solidago harrisii **   Solidago harrisii **   Solidago harrisii **   Solidago harrisii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Sporobolus clandestinus Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Galactia volubilis var. volubilis Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 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- 46 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Allium cernuum Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Berberis canadensis Berberis canadensis **   Berberis canadensis **   Berberis canadensis **   Berberis canadensis **   Berberis canadensis **   Berberis canadensis **   Berberis canadensis **   Berberis canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Draba ramosissima Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   Draba ramosissima **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Helianthus laevigatus Helianthus laevigatus **   Helianthus laevigatus **   Helianthus laevigatus **   Helianthus laevigatus **   Helianthus laevigatus **   Helianthus laevigatus **   Helianthus laevigatus **   Helianthus laevigatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Lithospermum canescens Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   Lithospermum canescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Galium pilosum Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   Galium pilosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Rudbeckia fulgida Rudbeckia fulgida **   Rudbeckia fulgida **   Rudbeckia fulgida **   Rudbeckia fulgida **   Rudbeckia fulgida **   Rudbeckia fulgida **   Rudbeckia fulgida **   Rudbeckia fulgida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Endodeca serpentaria Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   Endodeca serpentaria **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Prunus alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Zizia aptera Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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