The occurrence is located along a raised terrace just east of the Ohio River. It is surrounded on the inland side by a lower back channel where there is a herbaceous community and mixed floodplain forest. Father to the east are RR tracks and then city houses. A golf course lies nearby to the north and a construction company is located to the south. There are some portions with Laportea canadensis and also a few clumps of Rudbeckia laciniata in the community.;The vegetation along the ground has been influenced by openings and paths created by ATV's. More sunlight reaches the areas along the trails and the vegetation is more thick there. The tree canopy has not been affected and is fairly uniform.There are many small humocks throughout the area.