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
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
55
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: just NE of Rt. 626 < 0.2 km SSE of Zion Church.
Although located directly across Rt. 626 from plot CUSF013, this plot is situated on a slightly higher and apparently drier site. The forest vegetation is characterized by an overstory of maturing, medium-aged Quercus alba (dominant) and Q. velutina, abundant saplings of Acer rubrrum and Carya spp., and low patches of Vaccinium stamineum. Unusually large and dense colonies of Chimaphila umbellata var. cisatlantica are present in the herb layer.