085-NTSP-0005
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-NTSP-0005
Author Observation Code	085-NTSP-0005
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Wythe region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 40 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	593 m
Slope Aspect	4 º
Slope Gradient	34 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	ravine
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Apr-2008
Observation End Date	29-Apr-2008
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	30 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	80 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	80 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Mature, mixed mesophytic forest on a steep, north-facing dolomitic slope above the New River. Soils here have high calcium, magnesium, manganese, and zinc. The stand is composed of medium-sized to large-diameter trees of Acer saccharum, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Aesculus flava, Quercus rubra, Quercus muhlenbergii, Fraxinus americana, and Carya ovata. Acer saccharum, Ostrya virginiana, and Staphylea trifolia are the most abundant understory species, while the herb layer contains a lush assemblage of nutrient-demanding colonial forbs. This stand has been undisturbed from quite some time and represents a magnificent occurrence of the sugar maple-basswood-buckeye forest association that characterizes rich soils of the southern Appalachians.

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 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 73.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 56.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Carya ovata Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   Carya ovata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 43.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 68.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 10 Tilia americana var. heterophylla Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   Tilia americana var. heterophylla **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 48.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 13 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 78.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 14 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 17 Viola canadensis var. canadensis Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   Viola canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Uvularia grandiflora Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Stellaria pubera Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   Stellaria pubera **   -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       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 21 Anemone acutiloba Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Jeffersonia diphylla Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   Jeffersonia diphylla **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 25 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 26 Nabalus albus Nabalus albus **   Nabalus albus **   Nabalus albus **   Nabalus albus **   Nabalus albus **   Nabalus albus **   Nabalus albus **   Nabalus albus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Nabalus trifoliolatus Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Ribes cynosbati Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   Ribes cynosbati **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Smilax pulverulenta Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   Smilax pulverulenta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Isotrema macrophyllum Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   Cornus alternifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Dicentra cucullaria Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 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-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 48 Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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