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
70
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A rich, high elevation mixed hardwood forest dominated by Acer saccharum var. saccharum, Betula allegheniensis, Fraxinus americana and Quercus rubra. Soils derived from underlying greenstone are dark, friable and evidently fertile, supporting a number of more or less nutrient demanding herbaceous species.
Plot location: Shenandoah NP. Gentle slope bench on NE flank of Hawksbill Mountain, ca. 0.15 miles SW of Hawksbill Gap.