Fenceline above plot and abundant weeds indicate past grazing. SW uphill along cliff band becomes calcareous with Thuja and Paronychia virginica (and more weeds).;Bedrock ledges and steep slope on cliff above river. Community is a woodland or shrubland of stunted Juniperus virginiana over a grassy understory dominated by Danthonia spicata. A few old junipers are hald-dead with living branches. Probably predate settlement. Bedrock does not fizz with acid test.
Representativeness
Small patch of juniper woodland along cliff top. Plot placed for accessability and to sample evergreen woodland. Somewhat distinct from typical juniper - chinquapin oak on limestone in Smokehole.