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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: upland 0.4 miles NW of Grove.
Mature beech forest with thin understory and sparse herb cover. The plot is located on the associated upland above the ravine off Rt. 60 and near the Fire Station. Acer barbatum seedlings present in the herb layer. Quercus shumardii is present in the area; its leaves were found in the plot. Also, Magnolia tripetala was found 1 m outside the plot, with <1% cover overhanging.