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
29
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
3
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
40
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot is situated on an alluvial flat adjacent to a small tributary of Raccoon Creek. The floodplain has depressions that hold water for part of the year. Forest composition is similar to that of SUSS010, located nearby on the main stem of Raccoon Creek, with Nyssa biflora dominating. The evergreen species Cyrilla racemiflora occurs as a small tree and shrub, along with Ilex opaca, Clethra alnifolia, and various heaths..