085-FRAN-0014
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-FRAN-0014
Author Observation Code	085-FRAN-0014
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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	381 m
Slope Aspect	185 º
Slope Gradient	14 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Landform	hill/knob/monadnock
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Aug-2007
Observation End Date	02-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	7 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	1 %
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	30 %
Nonvascular Cover	80 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The plot is located on the massive actinolite schist outcrops that cover the east side of Bald Knob, a classic western Piedmont mafic monadnock. The size of the exposures at this site presented a rare opportunity to sample a 400 square meter herbaceous outcrop plot. This sample is located well downslope from the summit on a gentle, convex part of the outcrop. Vegetation cover is sparser and less species-rich than that in plot FRAN013, and more typical of the greater outcrop vegetation at this site. Conspicuous and abundant non-vascular species in the plot include Grimmia cf. pilifera, Polytrichum sp., Xanthoparmelia conspersa, Cladonia subtenuis, C. uncialis, Cladonia sp., Fuscidea recensa, and a white Porpidia sp. Bald Knob is one of only five known sites for an undescribed and unnamed Talinum sp., which is one of the dominant lithophytic herbs.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 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-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 2 Bryodesma rupestre Bryodesma rupestre **   Bryodesma rupestre **   Bryodesma rupestre **   Bryodesma rupestre **   Bryodesma rupestre **   Bryodesma rupestre **   Bryodesma rupestre **   Bryodesma rupestre **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 3 Hypericum gentianoides Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   Hypericum gentianoides **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Diodia teres Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   Diodia teres **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 5 Sporobolus clandestinus Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   Sporobolus clandestinus **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Phemeranthus piedmontanus Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   Phemeranthus piedmontanus **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 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     2 stem(s) 10 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     6 stem(s) 12 Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Asclepias verticillata Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   Asclepias verticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Cheilanthes lanosa Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Sporobolus vaginiflorus Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   Sporobolus vaginiflorus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Trichostema dichotomum Trichostema dichotomum **   Trichostema dichotomum **   Trichostema dichotomum **   Trichostema dichotomum **   Trichostema dichotomum **   Trichostema dichotomum **   Trichostema dichotomum **   Trichostema dichotomum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Vulpia octoflora Vulpia octoflora **   Vulpia octoflora **   Vulpia octoflora **   Vulpia octoflora **   Vulpia octoflora **   Vulpia octoflora **   Vulpia octoflora **   Vulpia octoflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Rosa carolina Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   Rosa carolina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Packera anonyma Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Allium cernuum Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   Allium cernuum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Ligustrum sinense Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Minuartia glabra Minuartia glabra **   Minuartia glabra **   Minuartia glabra **   Minuartia glabra **   Minuartia glabra **   Minuartia glabra **   Minuartia glabra **   Minuartia glabra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Nuttallanthus canadensis Nuttallanthus canadensis **   Nuttallanthus canadensis **   Nuttallanthus canadensis **   Nuttallanthus canadensis **   Nuttallanthus canadensis **   Nuttallanthus canadensis **   Nuttallanthus canadensis **   Nuttallanthus canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Commelina erecta Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   Commelina erecta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Galactia volubilis var. volubilis Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   Galactia volubilis var. volubilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Dichanthelium depauperatum Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   Dichanthelium depauperatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 30 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 31 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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