Lower positions on island are sparsely vegetated cobble/boulder bars along the main channel side of island. Middle of island supports a prairie community (plot 317). At head of island are Justicia americana stands, a unique Platanus-Betula stunted woodland (plot 319) and patches of Carex emoryi.;Backchannel side of island with braided alluvial channels (now dry). Community is a woodland of relatively tall trees with a grassy understory. Piles of driftwood on upstream side of tree bases. Open areas have many annuals and some Justicia americana. Evidence of channel flow through plot.
Representativeness
ELU 1330 (low elevation dry flat on shale). small patch of woodland on back channel side of island. This plot has relatively little Baptisia australis and more open boulder substrate compared to other woodland areas on this island on slightly higher groun