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:
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
15
%
Nonvascular Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A lower slope talus deposit supporting a moderately rich forest community not often seen in Ramseys Draft Research Natural Area. The vegetation reflects the enhancement of nutrient availability through colluvial processes and possibly also the influence of seasonally perched groundwater channels in the rocks; nutrient-demanding species include Tilia americana, Geranium maculatum and Rubus odoratus.
Plot located on thinly wooded, southwest-facing talus along Ramseys Draft Left Prong, 0.3 mi northwest of confluence with Right Prong.