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 Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot is centered in a small, shallow ravine and has two very two small seeps located within its boundaries. Vegetation here is a rich and diverse northern hardwood forest dominated by Fagus grandifolia and Aesculus flava. The site is close to the lower elevational limits of northern hardwoods in this part of the Ridge and Valley.
Plot located near the head of Brier Cove, in north-facing ravine 0.2 mi southeast of Jackson Cemetery at north foot of Flattop and Whiterock Mountains.