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
33
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Ravine 0.1 miles south of the Appomattox River, 1.0 miles SW of the mouth of Skippers Creek.
Field estimate from topo: (UTME): 244700 (UTMN): 4148475.
This ravine slope supports a very diverse dry-mesic forest with mixed overstory dominance by Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya alba, and Carya ovata. Cornus florida, Cercis canadensis, and Carpinus caroliniana are all common in the understory, along with Fagus grandifolia. Amphicarpaea bracteata and Parthenocissus quinquefolia are the most prevalent plants of a species-rich herb layer.