Swamp oak forest sampled by SLCR.7. Along creek on dryer levees are hemlock and oak ericad forests. Adjacent open area has rice cutgrass dominance.;Seepy area around small stream impounded by levees of Meadow Branch. Plot is in narrow wetland with trees rooted mostly along edges which overhang but leave a narrow opening. Trees rooting in plot include red maple, black gum and hemlock saplings. Herb layer is dominated by Carex gynandra and Osmunda cinnamomea. Sphagnum on ground. Probably one of the spots that stays wet in the drainage.
Representativeness
Plot is most of small patch around small stream with lush sedge and fern growth - wetter than SLCR.7