085-FRAN-0010
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16153-{C3E34E7B-A207-47D4-84D3-D4F0BC2C3D7D} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-FRAN-0010
Author Observation Code	085-FRAN-0010
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Franklin county: Franklin region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	395 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Slope Gradient	21 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	hill/knob/monadnock
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	submesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Aug-2007
Observation End Date	01-Aug-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	31 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	6 m
Tree Cover	80 %
Shrub Cover	40 %
Field Cover	50 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot appears to represent the oldest, least disturbed forest vegetation on the north slope of Bald Knob, a classic western Piedmont mafic monadnock located just outside the town of Rocky Mount. The stand is dominated by medium- to large-diameter (50-90 cm DBH) Quercus rubra, Q. montana, Q. alba, Carya ovalis, and Liriodendron tulipifera; Cercis candensis dominates the shrub layer and herbaceous diversity if fairly high, although no individual species attain very high cover. However, this stand nearly lacks understory trees, and the only sapling recruitment is of Fraxinus americana and Magnolia acuminata. The reasons for this structural condition are unclear. Downslope, the topography is somewhat less steep and even-aged Liriodendron tulipifera is more prominent in the stand, suggesting more recent logging or clearing in that area.

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 Carya ovalis Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   Carya ovalis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 51.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 60.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     11 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 56.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 62.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 68.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 84.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 62.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Hylodesmum nudiflorum Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   Hylodesmum nudiflorum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Vitis cinerea Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Passiflora lutea Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   Passiflora lutea **   -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 Viola palmata var. triloba Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   Viola palmata var. triloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Nabalus altissimus Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Rubus pensilvanicus Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Rubus occidentalis Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   Rubus occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Smilax bona-nox Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   Smilax bona-nox **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Uvularia perfoliata Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   Uvularia perfoliata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Acer platanoides Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   Acer platanoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 39 Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   Symphoricarpos orbiculatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Scutellaria elliptica Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 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       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 43 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Asclepias quadrifolia Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   Asclepias quadrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   Phryma leptostachya var. leptostachya **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Solidago caesia var. caesia Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 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- 51 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Desmodium perplexum Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   Desmodium perplexum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Carex digitalis Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   Carex digitalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Geum virginianum Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   Geum virginianum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Boechera laevigata Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 58 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 59 Botrypus virginianus Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 60 Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Morus rubra Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   Morus rubra **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 62 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 63 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 64 Ligustrum sinense Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 65 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 66 Carex albicans Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   Carex albicans **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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