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085-FAIR-0040
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16070-{DEDE33F6-D272-4A70-B496-EA394EA6B486}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-FAIR-0040
Author Observation Code ? 085-FAIR-0040
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 100 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
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 61 m
Slope Aspect ? 320 º
Slope Gradient ? 38 º
Topographic Position ? middle slope
Landform ? ravine
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? mesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 21-Jun-2006
Observation End Date ? 21-Jun-2006
Project ? Virginia Heritage
Cover Method ? Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method ? No Strata
Stem Size Limit ? 10 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
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Tree Height ? 31 m
Shrub Height ? 1.5 m
Field Height ? 1 m
Tree Cover ? 90 %
Shrub Cover ? 1 %
Field Cover ? 1 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 5 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Plot positioned in the oldest part of a large eastern hemlock stand on a very steep, erosive bluff subtended by Bull Run. Continuous surface sheet-erosion apparently limits the establishment of woody seedlings and herbs. Tree recruitment is much denser on adjacent, convex or less steep parts of the bluff. Hardwoods, including Fagus grandifolia, Quercus montana, and Quercus alba, attain greater importance as overstory co-dominants elsewhere in the stand. Evidence of hemlock woolly adelgid is minimal at this site.
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 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-  
87.5 %
9      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
40.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
58.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
60.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
60.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
65.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
66.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
71.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
40.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
3 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 ?# ?
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
5 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-
6 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
7 Spiraea japonica Spiraea japonica **   Spiraea japonica **   Spiraea japonica **   Spiraea japonica **   Spiraea japonica **   Spiraea japonica **   Spiraea japonica **   Spiraea japonica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
8 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-
9 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
10 Dichanthelium linearifolium Dichanthelium linearifolium **   Dichanthelium linearifolium **   Dichanthelium linearifolium **   Dichanthelium linearifolium **   Dichanthelium linearifolium **   Dichanthelium linearifolium **   Dichanthelium linearifolium **   Dichanthelium linearifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
11 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
12 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
13 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
14 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
15 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Parathelypteris noveboracensis Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Carex albicans Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Persicaria virginiana Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
30 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   Berberis thunbergii **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
31 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
32 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
33 Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
34 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
35 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
36 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
37 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
38 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
39 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
40 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
41 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Simmons, Ken Field assistant
Simmons, Rod Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-2006
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - Quercus (montana, alba) Forest 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown       3.47000002861023 %           4.30000019073486 15.0299997329712 15.9099998474121 % 0-1 cm: needle and leaf litter 1-4 cm: very dense, tough root mat and humus 4+ cm: light brown silt loam with many small rock fragments surface litter is much thinner than 1 cm in many places


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Adelgid damage minimal; Spiraea japonica seedlings present.


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