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
5
m
Field Height
7
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
55
%
Field Cover
12
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot was placed in a beautiful stand of mature trees. Large-diameter Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Quercus alba share overstory dominance, with Fagus overwhelmingly dominant in all understory layers. The rather sparse, fern-dominated herb layer has been heavily impacted by white-tailed deer herbivory, but contains a few species suggestive of base-rich substrates, e.g., Deparia acrostichoides, Osmorhiza claytonii, and Cimicifuga racemosa.