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
100
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
2
%
Field Cover
80
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot captured the typical Schizachyrium scoparium-dominated vegetation of a 1-2 acre grassland, which is embedded within a 10-12 acre Carya glabra - Quercus spp. woodland over sparse to dense cover of grass and forbs. The plot has a small portion of a large clone of Rhus aromatica, but missed much of the site's woody vegetation and the three shale barren endemics that occur at this site.