085-SHNP-0002
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SHNP-0002
Author Observation Code	085-SHNP-0002
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	250 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Page region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 10 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1205 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Aug-1990
Observation End Date	28-Aug-1990
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
Shrub Cover	70 %
Field Cover	70 %
Nonvascular Cover	30 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This vegetation occurs at the crest of a high elevation cliff and exposure to wind is severe. Tree species are gnarled from this exposure and most individuals are less than 6 m. tall. Soils have accumulated a thick organic layer and boulders and bedrock outcrops are plentiful. This plant community might best be classified as a stunted variant of the adjacent Quercus rubra/Angelica triquinata submesotrophic forest association. Plants characteristic of this variant might include Abies balsamea and Acer spicatum. Quercus rubra in plot average 20-30 cm. dbh. Betula allegheniensis are up to 10 cm. Plot location: at crest of cliff, ca. 150m NE of Byrds Nest No. 2 shelter.

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 rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Angelica triquinata Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Avenella flexuosa Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Clintonia borealis Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   Clintonia borealis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Diervilla lonicera Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Corylus cornuta var. cornuta Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   Corylus cornuta var. cornuta **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Amianthium muscitoxicum Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Rhododendron prinophyllum Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   Rhododendron prinophyllum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 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- 17 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Carex appalachica Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   Carex appalachica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Polypodium appalachianum Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Hydatica petiolaris Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   Hydatica petiolaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Carex aestivalis Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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