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
12
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
40
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
60
%
Nonvascular Cover
20
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot was positioned in a bouldery/gravelly woodland on the channel shelf just upstream from Great Falls proper. Microtopography is extremely varied and includes rock outcrops, boulders, areas of gravelly alluvium, small channels and pools. Trees are stunted and flood-trained. The herbaceous flora has a mixture of species with prairie affinities and species common in open or wooded alluvial habitats. The vegetation is notably species-rich, but has many exotic weeds.