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
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
50
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located on colluvial slope on north side of Piney River, east of Greasy Spring Branch confluence. This very bouldery, steep, warm slope contains a tremendous diversity of vines. Also, it is the only plot in the study area to support Juglans nigra. Lower on slope, below the plot, herb layer is dominated by Laportea and Asarum.
Quercus rubra in plot measured at 38.9 cm dbh.