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
2
m
Field Height
25
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Slope over creek. Small area of more mature hardwood on an otherwise disturbed slope. Distinctive for Park because of occurrence of Sugar Maple in understory. Understory also has Cercis canadensis, Asimina triloba, Fraxinus americana, Juniperus virginiana. May be influenced by mafic rock - dark rocks exposed at slope crest (collected). Surrounding area has patches of decadent Pinus virginiana. Within sample largest trees are Quercus alba and Quercus falcata.