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
28
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
45
%
Field Cover
20
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This is a small, isolated, upland depression swamp in somewhat disturbed diabase flatwoods that were formerly cut and grazed. The forest here is dominated by Quercus palustris in the overstory, and Ulmus americana, Carpinus caroliniana, and Viburnum prunifolium in the understory. The herb layer is quite sparse and degraded by patches of Lonicera japonica and Smilax rotundifolia indicative of past disturbances.