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
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
55
%
Field Cover
85
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is located on a well-drained terrace bordering the Hyco River, which supports a fairly diverse forest of Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana, Carya cordiformis, and Juglans nigra. Acer barbatum, Celtis occidentalis, Asimina triloba, and Carpinus caroliniana are common understory trees. The herb layer is dense and dominated by sedges, especially Carex amphibola and Carex grayi. This habitat lies quite high above the river and probably floods very infrequently.