Compare to plot 322 on exposed upper slope.;Conex shoulder slope below strip mine and above the head of a small draw which quickly plunges into the gorge. Spit to south protects this upper slope (ELU classifies as a slope bottom). Forest dominated by Quercus alba, with deciduous Rhododendron abundant in shrub layer and Thelypteris noveboracensis dominent in the herb layer. Large trees are scattered on this slope but none fall in this plot.
Representativeness
ELU 2233 (slope bottom on sandstone plateau). Protected shoulder slope forest.