Tag #97. Pin is 1.5 m E of 33-cm Quercus prinus. Transect is upslope (N) 20 m on top of narrow quartzite ridge, running SW from high knob with radio repeater (N end of Brushy Ridge). Point is roughly 150 m at 200 degrees from repeater. Transect runs at 23
Layout Fields:
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation
240
m
Slope Aspect
225
º
Slope Gradient
20.5
º
Topographic Position
Interfluve
Landform
ridgetop bedrock outcrop
Surficial Deposits
Quartzite
Landscape Narrative
Environmental_Comments: Extremely exposed xeric quartzite ridgetop dominated by Blackjack oak but also Shortleaf pine and some Chestnut oak. Shrub layer dominated by Sparkle-berry (Vacc arb) with patchy Lowbush Blueberry (Vacc pall). Patchy but well-developed grass layer. Wind/ice damage; exposed ridgetop with some evidence of wind damage to trees.; Hydrology_Evidence: xeric