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085-JRNF-0067
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16304-{B17392D7-920E-4D0E-903F-562E637EB871}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-JRNF-0067
Author Observation Code ? 085-JRNF-0067
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 37 º
Longitude ? -82 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Smyth
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 16 x 25 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1216 m
Slope Aspect ? 350 º
Slope Gradient ? 20 º
Topographic Position ? middle slope
Landform ? cove
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? mesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 19-Jun-2008
Observation End Date ? 19-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 ? 400
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Tree Height ? 33 m
Shrub Height ? 6 m
Field Height ? 6 m
Tree Cover ? 85 %
Shrub Cover ? 15 %
Field Cover ? 80 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 1 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? This plot is similar to JRNF047 and part of the same discontinuous stand of rich, mesophytic forest that occupies coves and concave slopes on the upper northwest slope of Elk Garden Ridge. Tall, well-formed Acer saccharum, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Fraxinus americana, and Aesculus flava co-dominate the overstory. Except for young Acer saccharum recruitment, the lower woody layers are rather sparse. The herb layer is composed of extensive colonies of nutrient-demanding forbs, of which Viola canadensis, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Sanicula odorata, Prosartes lanuginosa, Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia, and Solidago flexicaulis are most abundant. The stand appears to be more or less even-aged but represents a "climax" vegetation type characterized by shade-tolerant species.
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-  
87.5 %
9      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     7 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 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-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 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-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
43.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
56.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
4 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia var. cordifolia **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Caulophyllum thalictroides Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   Caulophyllum thalictroides **   -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 ?# ?
49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
57.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
8 Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   Prosartes lanuginosa **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -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 ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem
10 Solidago flexicaulis Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   Solidago flexicaulis **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
11 Aesculus flava Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   Aesculus flava **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
44.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
12 Carex albursina Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   Carex albursina **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
13 Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   Hydrophyllum canadense **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
14 Actaea podocarpa Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   Actaea podocarpa **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
15 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
16 Deparia acrostichoides Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   Deparia acrostichoides **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
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 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-
19 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
20 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
21 Actaea racemosa Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   Actaea racemosa **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
22 Eurybia chlorolepis Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   Eurybia chlorolepis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
23 Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   Rudbeckia laciniata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Viola rotundifolia Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   Viola rotundifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 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-
26 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   Elymus hystrix **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Boechera canadensis Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   Boechera canadensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Isotrema macrophyllum Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   Isotrema macrophyllum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Rubus allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Viola pensylvanica Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   Viola pensylvanica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
34 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
35 Galium latifolium Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   Galium latifolium **   -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 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
38 Sambucus racemosa var. pubens Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   Sambucus racemosa var. pubens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
39 Actaea pachypoda Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   Actaea pachypoda **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
40 Platanthera psycodes Platanthera psycodes **   Platanthera psycodes **   Platanthera psycodes **   Platanthera psycodes **   Platanthera psycodes **   Platanthera psycodes **   Platanthera psycodes **   Platanthera psycodes **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
41 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       -none-
42 Anemone lancifolia Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   Anemone lancifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
43 Viola affinis Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
44 Botrypus virginianus Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   Botrypus virginianus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
45 Thalictrum pubescens Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
46 Boechera laevigata Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
47 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
48 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-
49 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
50 Diphylleia cymosa Diphylleia cymosa **   Diphylleia cymosa **   Diphylleia cymosa **   Diphylleia cymosa **   Diphylleia cymosa **   Diphylleia cymosa **   Diphylleia cymosa **   Diphylleia cymosa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
51 Monarda clinopodia Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   Monarda clinopodia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
52 Allium tricoccum Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   Allium tricoccum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
53 Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
54 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
55 Crataegus punctata Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   Crataegus punctata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 19-Apr-2010
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Aesculus flava - Betula alleghaniensis - Acer saccharum / Caulophyllum thalictroides - Actaea podocarpa Forest 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown       11.3299999237061 %           4.19999980926514 18.4699993133545 24.9799995422363 % 0-2 cm: leaf litter 2-5 cm: humus 5+ cm: medium brown clay loam, stony


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Minor herbivory on Uvularia grandiflora. Adjacent to Rt. 600.


User Defined Values
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