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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover
5
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located in lower portion of a steep, 0.3-hectare calcareous barren on south side of west-facing spur of ridge 1.25 mi ENE of Carterton and southeast of Tunnel Hill. Habitat supports an excellent diversity of perennial bunch grasses characteristic of prairie-like habitats.