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
34
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
90
%
Field Cover
75
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Basic Mesic Forest on upland above marsh. Area is somewhat limited in extent with much of the uplands supporting Mesic Mixed Hardwood Forest. This type does not extend much beyond plot. Forest adjacent to plot is Tulip Poplar and Sweetgum with only scattered Chinquapin Oak. Locally dominant in plot are patches of Verbesina virginica,Cynoglossum virginianum, and Arisaema triphyllum.