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085-SHNP-0138
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16074-{731035A2-BB6D-44F0-94E1-72CBD591AE5C}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-SHNP-0138
Author Observation Code ? 085-SHNP-0138
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 ? 8 x 12.5 m
Area ? 100
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 916 m
Slope Aspect ? 270 º
Slope Gradient ? 25 º
Topographic Position ? upper slope
Landform ? bedrock outcrop
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? xeric
Soil Drainage ? rapidly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 14-Jun-2006
Observation End Date ? 14-Jun-2006
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
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Shrub Height ? 5 m
Field Height ? 5 m
Shrub Cover ? 50 %
Field Cover ? 10 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 50 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? This plot is a fairly dense shrubland dominated by Aronia melanocarpa but containing a diversity of other woody plants and herbs. The vegetation contains a number of characteristic high-elevation plants (e.g., Sorbus americana, Diervilla lonicera) as well as some more characteristic of lower elevations (e.g., Fraxinus americana, Symphyotrichum laeve). Many tree saplings are present, but the steepness, extremely shallow soils and periodic drought stress on the outcrop probably keep this vegetation open.
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 Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa **   Aronia melanocarpa **   Aronia melanocarpa **   Aronia melanocarpa **   Aronia melanocarpa **   Aronia melanocarpa **   Aronia melanocarpa **   Aronia melanocarpa **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
2 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-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
3 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
4 Diervilla lonicera Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
5 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
6 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
7 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
8 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
9 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
10 Avenella flexuosa Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   Avenella flexuosa **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
11 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 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-
13 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
14 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
15 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Viola sagittata var. sagittata Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   Viola sagittata var. sagittata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Smilax hispida Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Spiraea corymbosa Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   Spiraea corymbosa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Ribes rotundifolium Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   Ribes rotundifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Solidago randii Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   Solidago randii **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Populus grandidentata Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Hylotelephium telephioides Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   Hylotelephium telephioides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Heuchera americana Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
34 Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   Symphyotrichum laeve var. concinnum **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
35 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Taverna, Kristin Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Nov-2006
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Diervilla lonicera - Solidago simplex var. randii - Deschampsia flexuosa - Hylotelephium telephioides - Saxifraga michauxii Grassland 4 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       15.0600004196167 %           4.40000009536743 18.5699996948242 5.71000003814697 % Sample collected from a thin mat of light brown silt loam with much gravel. Much of the soil accumulated on this ledge is probably colluvial in origin.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Overturned rocks and churned up soil indicate recent disturbance by a large animal, possibly a bear.


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