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 Height
36
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
3
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
75
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Low area of floodplain with areas dominated by Osmunda regalis. Bordered by roads on all sides that have altered the hydrology through time. Stand has scattered large trees but mostly Liquidambar styraciflua and Acer rubrum with some Quercus phellos and occasional Ulmus rubra and Pinus taeda. The herb layer is dominated by Chasmanthium laxum, Osmunda regalis, and Osmunda cinnamomea.