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
33
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
45
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot in a backswamp forest of the Dragon Swamp bottomland, extending from the upland edge to about 50 m from the main channel. The stand is dominated by Taxodium distichum of multiple age classes, with a few trees up to ca. 1.0 meter DBH and knees 0.5-1.0 m tall. A younger cohort of Acer rubrum forms most of the understory. The shrub layer is open and the herb layer is patchily dominated by Saururus cernuus. Moss covers the base of trunks and fallen logs. This is one of the nicer baldcypress swamps along the Dragon.