085-NTSP-0009
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-NTSP-0009
Author Observation Code	085-NTSP-0009
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Pulaski region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	575 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	41 º
Topographic Position	lower slope
Landform	ravine
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-Apr-2008
Observation End Date	30-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	31 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	75 %
Shrub Cover	50 %
Field Cover	80 %
Nonvascular Cover	5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The plot is similar to NTSP004, NTSP005, and NTSP007, all of which represent rich, mesophytic forests on calcareous substrates. This site is a very steep, bluff-like, north-facing slope weathered from Shady dolomite and subtending the New River Trail and floodplain. Compared to compositionally similar stands nearby, the vegetation of the sample site is relatively mature, with large trees of Aesculus flava, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus americana, and Fagus grandifolia (overhanging plot) forming a mixed overstory. Acer saccharum dominates the understory. The herb layer contains a lush and diverse assemblage of nutrient-demanding ferns, forbs, and spring ephemerals.

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 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   Acer saccharum **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     7 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     11 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     10 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 2 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-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 41.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 66.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 61.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Stellaria corei Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   Stellaria corei **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Dicentra cucullaria Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   Dicentra cucullaria **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 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 # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Cystopteris bulbifera Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   Cystopteris bulbifera **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 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 # 45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 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     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   Claytonia caroliniana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Dicentra canadensis Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   Dicentra canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 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 # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17 Uvularia grandiflora Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Thalictrum thalictroides Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   Thalictrum thalictroides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Isotrema macrophyllum Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 20 Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   Staphylea trifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 23 Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 25 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- 26 Halesia tetraptera Halesia tetraptera **   Halesia tetraptera **   Halesia tetraptera **   Halesia tetraptera **   Halesia tetraptera **   Halesia tetraptera **   Halesia tetraptera **   Halesia tetraptera **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 28 Asarum canadense Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   Asarum canadense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 29 Anemone acutiloba Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   Anemone acutiloba **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 30 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 31 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 32 Cardamine concatenata Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   Cardamine concatenata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 33 Trillium sulcatum Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 34 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Mitella diphylla Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   Mitella diphylla **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Heuchera villosa var. villosa Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   Adiantum pedatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Sanicula trifoliata Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   Sanicula trifoliata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Asplenium rhizophyllum Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   Asplenium rhizophyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Nabalus altissimus Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   Nabalus altissimus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 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       -none- 52 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Smilax hispida Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Nabalus trifoliolatus Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   Nabalus trifoliolatus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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