Adjoins old/dead Hypericum meadow and grass meadow (mown? browsed? - short). Plot revisit 6/7/05 note: Out in the dense alder with conifer signature is a huge patch of Rhamnus alnifolia.;Dense alder here with less fir. Close to edge. Appears to have been an old field/pasture. Plot revisit by Brian Streets on 6/7/05: Diffusely lit woodland, dense shrub cover; dominant vegetation: Abies balsamea / Alnus incana ssp. rugosa / Carex gynandra - Chelone glabra - Maianthemum canadense.
Representativeness
Representative of fir patch in Balsam Fir Overlook fir stand, with dense aspect.
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality
complete
Bryophyte Quality
complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Abies balsamea / Alnus rugosa-Ilex verticillata / Glyceria striata tall shrubland; Originally called "shrubland"; plot revisit indicated this is "woodland". Clusters with woodland and forest plots in HEW PC-Ord analysis.