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 Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Habitat is a relatively dry, warm, convex slope supporting a rather poor northern hardwood forest. Fagus grandifolia is the overwhelming woody dominant and Carex lucorum var. austrolucorum the herbaceous dominant in this and many other habitats of the Mount Rogers region.
Plot located on SSW-facing lower slope along a tributary of Cabin Creek, just north of the Cabin Creek loop trail and 0.4 mi WSW of the Massie Gap parking area.