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:
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
30
%
Shrub Cover
25
%
Field Cover
50
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A noteworthy shale barren like community occurring on the Harper Formation. Some of the rock appears to be phyllite, in part. Upslope, outcrops of sandstone becomes prevalent, upon which grows Quercus marilandica. Hedwigia ciliata is the common moss here, occurring on rock. Measured trees (dbh in cm.)= Quercus montana (24.4), Q. velutina (25.6), Q. stellata (26.3).