Compare to plot 320 in similar position with warmer aspect.;Plateau shoulder with residual soil on cool aspect. Forest of oak and hickory with sugar maple coming up. High cover of silverbell (Halesia) unusual for plateau forest - but see comment in Flora of WV on abundance at Hawks Nest. Some rich site forbs in plot.
Representativeness
ELU 2212 (slope crest on sandstone plateau). Plateau shoulder forest on cool aspect.