085-JRNF-0057
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-JRNF-0057
Author Observation Code	085-JRNF-0057
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Washington region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 50 m
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1031 m
Slope Aspect	40 º
Slope Gradient	14 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Landform	cove
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Jun-2008
Observation End Date	17-Jun-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	1000 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	95 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	90 %
Nonvascular Cover	2 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot was placed in a sheltered, northeast-facing ravine supporting a mature stand of rich cove forest with magnificant trees and a lush herb layer. This stand is much older than and starkly different from the acidic forests that cover most of Lost Mountain, and it evidently escaped cutting when the mountain was logged during the period 1900-1925. While not high by absolute standards, soil calcium in this ravine is significantly higher than that of surrounding areas. Dominant canopy trees in the mixed stand of Acer saccharum, Aesculus flava, Magnolia acuminata, Fraxinus americana, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Acer rubrum, and Quercus rubra range up to the 82 cm DBH and 34 m tall. Because of the size and diversity of trees, a 1000 releve was sampled. The herb layer is a lush and diverse tangle of nutrient-demanding ferns and forbs, the most abundant of which are Caulophyllum thalictroides, Laportea canadensis, Deparia acrostichoides, Viola blanda, and Dryopteris intermedia. The successional trajectory of this stand is toward increased dominance by Acer saccharum and Aesculus flava, which together greatly dominate the understory.

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     6 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     14 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     8 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 59.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     6 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 73.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   Laportea canadensis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 5 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 78.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 82.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 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 # 64.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 67.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 9 Viola blanda Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   Viola blanda **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 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-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 67.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     7 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 13 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 47.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 54.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 14 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-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 47.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Podophyllum peltatum Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   Podophyllum peltatum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 16 Actaea podocarpa Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 17 Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 18 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-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 19 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 20 Nabalus roanensis Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   Nabalus roanensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Ageratina altissima var. roanensis Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 23 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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Parathelypteris noveboracensis Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   Parathelypteris noveboracensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 25 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 26 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 27 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Panax quinquefolius Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   Panax quinquefolius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Thalictrum clavatum Thalictrum clavatum **   Thalictrum clavatum **   Thalictrum clavatum **   Thalictrum clavatum **   Thalictrum clavatum **   Thalictrum clavatum **   Thalictrum clavatum **   Thalictrum clavatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Asclepias exaltata Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   Asclepias exaltata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Viola hastata Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   Viola hastata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Trillium sulcatum Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   Trillium sulcatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Botrypus virginianus Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Viola affinis Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Cardamine diphylla Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   Cardamine diphylla **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 41 Uvularia grandiflora Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   Uvularia grandiflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Eurybia chlorolepis Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Galearis spectabilis Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   Galearis spectabilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Stachys latidens Stachys latidens **   Stachys latidens **   Stachys latidens **   Stachys latidens **   Stachys latidens **   Stachys latidens **   Stachys latidens **   Stachys latidens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 50 Clintonia umbellulata Clintonia umbellulata **   Clintonia umbellulata **   Clintonia umbellulata **   Clintonia umbellulata **   Clintonia umbellulata **   Clintonia umbellulata **   Clintonia umbellulata **   Clintonia umbellulata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 51 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 52 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 53 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Zizia trifoliata Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   Zizia trifoliata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 55 Viola rotundifolia Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 56 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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