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:
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot characterizes a xeric, oligotrophic, granitic outcrops at the crest of a south trending ridge. Soil organic layer is thick and poorly decomposed. Pinus pungens is otherwise extremely rare on Blue Ridge granitic terrain. Tree species in plot fail to reach 6 m in height, therefore the vegetation is assigned to oligotrophic scrub. Measured trees (dbh in cm.): Pinus pungens (32), Quercus montana (12.5).