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
50
%
Field Cover
50
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Northern hardwood vegetation with an abundance of Fagus grandifolia and strong dominance of the herb layer by Carex lucorum var. austrolucorum. Compositionally typical of forests on the more convex middle slopes of the Mount Rogers area.
Plot located on eastern slope of Whitetop Mountain, ca. 50 m east of Forest Service road to summit at a point ca. 0.45 mi north of its junction with Rt. 600.