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
32
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Carya ovalis is the dominant tree in this stand, perhaps as an artifact of logging long ago. The overall vegetation could be characterized as a diverse, rather mesic oak-hickory forest. The herb layer, though patchy, is quite species-rich but heavily impacted by white-tailed deer. Noticeable herbivory was seen throughout large populations of Solidago caesia, Aster divaricatus, Phryma leptostachya, and even Cimicifuga racemosa (which is often avoided by deer).
Plot location: steep slope just upslope (W) from the Appalachian Trail at a point ca. 0.15 mi. N of Jarman Gap.