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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Off Accotink Creek Trail directly across (west) from swinging bridge over Accotink Creek.
Plot contains hummock and hollow microtopography.
See plot form for drawing.
The plot represents a green ash canopy, poorly drained floodplain forest. The subcanopy is sparse and the herb layer is dominated by various herbs, namely Poa trivialis and Saururus cernuus. Saururus cernuus was highly dominant on the June 18, 1999 revisit.