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
25
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
4
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Mesic, mixed hardwood forest on gentle slope above a swamp forest and marsh. Large oaks are in the canopy with regeneration of Acer rubrum in the understory. Shrub layer is distinctive with both Stewartia malacodendron and Styrax grandifolius common. Herb layer is sparse, containing mostly woody seedlings.