085-SHNP-0166
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SHNP-0166
Author Observation Code	085-SHNP-0166
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Madison region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	799 m
Slope Aspect	155 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	cove
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	31-Jul-2007
Observation End Date	31-Jul-2007
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	34 m
Shrub Height	5 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	90 %
Shrub Cover	4 %
Field Cover	70 %
Nonvascular Cover	6 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The valley of Laurel Prong above Camp Hoover once supported a mixed, mesophytic forest in which Tsuga canadensis was an abundant component with various hardwoods. Presently, the area has suffered nearly 100% mortality of Tsuga from outbreaks of hemlock woolly adelgid over the past 15 years, and is choked with downed wood and dense regeneration of maples, birches, and other hardwoods. This plot is located on the north flank of the hollow, where Tsuga was generally important in all tree strata. However, it was placed in a rocky area on the lower slope where large Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus strobus, and Betula lenta dominate, and Tsuga was present only in the understory. Tsuga formerly had approximately 50% cover in the understory of this site. As a result of its demise, the understory and shrub layers are now very open, and increased ground-level illumination appears to have stimulated the germination of huge numbers of hardwood (Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, and Fraxinus americana) seedlings. The herbaceous flora is well developed and dominated by species typical of acidic coves (e.g., Viola blanda, Mitchella repens, Maianthemum canadense), with a few nutrient-demanding species (e.g., Laportea canadensis, Cimicifuga racemosa, Caulophyllum thalictroides) present at low cover.

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 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 66.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 79.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 88.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 68.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 74.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 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-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 74.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 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 # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 19 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Dichanthelium latifolium Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   Dichanthelium latifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 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- 29 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Sambucus canadensis Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Viola subsinuata Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Prunus subhirtella Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   Prunus subhirtella **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Rubus occidentalis Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 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- 42 Galium lanceolatum Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   Galium lanceolatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Carex virescens Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   Carex virescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Viola pubescens Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   Viola pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Sanguinaria canadensis Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   Sanguinaria canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 50 Phytolacca americana var. americana Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 51 Clematis virginiana Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   Clematis virginiana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 52 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 53 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 55 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 56 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 57 Lonicera canadensis Lonicera canadensis **   Lonicera canadensis **   Lonicera canadensis **   Lonicera canadensis **   Lonicera canadensis **   Lonicera canadensis **   Lonicera canadensis **   Lonicera canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 58 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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