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
38
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
65
%
Field Cover
75
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located just east of the northernmost parking lot at Great Falls Park, Virginia. Well-drained floodplain forest wedged between parking lot and river. Overstory dominants are tall and mature. Stand has impressive floristic diversity. Some exotics are present, but fewer than in many floodplains in the area.