Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
24
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
45
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: ca. 0.2 km SW of jct. Rtes. 614 and 636.
This broad, nearly flat upland supports extremely oligotrophic forest vegetation characterized by Quercus montana and nearly continuous low thickets of Gaylussacia baccata. Some Quercus alba, Quercus coccinea, and Quercus falcata are also present in the overstory, while Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Oxydendrum arboreum attain the highest densities in the understory.