085-SCRU-0028
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SCRU-0028
Author Observation Code	085-SCRU-0028
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-77 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Fairfax county: Fairfax region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 x 25 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	60 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	17 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Landform	ravine
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-May-2004
Observation End Date	18-May-2004
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 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	38 m
Shrub Height	5 m
Field Height	8 m
Tree Cover	95 %
Shrub Cover	70 %
Field Cover	45 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot is located in the upper part of a short ravine cutting through the bluffs along the Potomac River. The habitat is a moderate, NW-facing mesic slope. The forest vegetation is a nice example of a "basic mesic forest," with mixed overstory, Asimina triloba and Lindera benzoin shrub layer, and an herb layer than contains many nutrient-demanding spring ephemerals. Several large Quercus rubra dominate the tree canopy, with much smaller Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, Betula lenta, Acer rubrum, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus muhlenbergii, and Tilia americana associated. Although it is abundant nearby, no Liriodendron tulipifera occurs in or adjacent to the plot. Clones of Podophyllum peltatum dominated the vernal herbaceous aspect.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     11 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 3 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     7 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 53.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 61.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 95.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 10 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-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Viola pubescens Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Allium tricoccum Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Hydrophyllum virginianum Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   Hydrophyllum virginianum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 17 Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Claytonia virginica Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   Claytonia virginica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Osmorhiza longistylis Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   Osmorhiza longistylis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Tilia americana var. americana Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   Tilia americana var. americana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 21 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Acer negundo var. negundo Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   Acer negundo var. negundo **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Collinsonia canadensis Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   Collinsonia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Anemone americana Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Poa sylvestris Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   Poa sylvestris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Hylodesmum nudiflorum Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 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- 29 Euonymus alatus Euonymus alatus **   Euonymus alatus **   Euonymus alatus **   Euonymus alatus **   Euonymus alatus **   Euonymus alatus **   Euonymus alatus **   Euonymus alatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Phegopteris hexagonoptera Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   Phegopteris hexagonoptera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Sanicula trifoliata Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Smilax pulverulenta Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Thalictrum thalictroides Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Prunus subhirtella Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Celastrus orbiculatus Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Solidago caesia var. caesia Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Trillium sessile Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   Trillium sessile **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Allium vineale Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   Allium vineale **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 58 Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 59 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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