085-SHNP-0108
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SHNP-0108
Author Observation Code	085-SHNP-0108
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 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	1087 m
Slope Aspect	322 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jun-2001
Observation End Date	12-Jun-2001
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	100 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	11 m
Tree Cover	50 %
Shrub Cover	90 %
Field Cover	15 %
Nonvascular Cover	30 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This is one of a subset of plots sampled to collect data on the distribution and ecology of Abies balsamea. Here, Abies is a minor component of dwarfed Quercus rubra forests occupying wind-swept rocky, NW-facing slopes. The fir are more or less confined to outcrop ledges, where the otherwise very dense understories of Kalmia latifolia and Ilex montana are reduced. This is situated on a wind-blasted clifftop, where trees are mostly reduced to shrub stature. Because of the extremely dense vegetation and rocky terrain, it was not practical to sample a plot of more than 100 sq. meters. Plot location: steep, cliffy slope of E side of Skyline Drive, 0.1 mi. S of Crescent Rock Overlook.

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 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     8 stem(s) 2 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     21 stem(s) 4 Abies balsamea Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   Abies balsamea **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     6 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 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 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 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-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 10 Menziesia pilosa Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   Menziesia pilosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Carex aestivalis Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   Carex aestivalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Solidago randii Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Hylotelephium telephioides Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Liatris helleri Liatris helleri **   Liatris helleri **   Liatris helleri **   Liatris helleri **   Liatris helleri **   Liatris helleri **   Liatris helleri **   Liatris helleri **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Sibbaldia tridentata Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   Sibbaldia tridentata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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