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
1
m
Shrub Cover
7
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This vegetation occurs at the base of a cliff within the splash zone of a small cascade. Wet conditions prevail and bedrock is steep (hazardous to explore). Because of high elevation, northern exposure and constant seepage, cool microclimate conditions prevail. Early successional habitats are maintained by accelerated mass wasting processes and winter ice. Plants indicative of wetland conditions here include Calamagrostis canadensis, Chelone glabra and the very rare Conioselinum chinense.