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
5
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
5
%
Field Cover
55
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is located in a seasonally flooded swale on a forested floodplain with quite pronounced ridge and swale topography. The canopy has large Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Carya aquatica, with scattered Quercus lyrata, Acer rubrum, Taxodium distichum, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Shrubs are virtually absent, with very little cover. Patchy herb cover is mostly of Leersia lenticularis and several sedges, including the state-rare Carex crus-corvi. This stand is probably ~ 100 years old.