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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height
4
m
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
55
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Extensive area of stabilized, xeric, back-dune grassland with local areas of shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) dominance. Schizachyrium littorale is the most characteristic and abundant grass, although patches of Triplasis purpurea, Panicum amarum var. amarum, and Spartina patens also occur. Dry-site dune species such as Opuntia humifusa, Polygonella articulata, and Mondarda punctata are also characteristic.