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:
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
40
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
80
%
Nonvascular Cover
5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: North of McCarty Loop trail section toward the marsh overlook. Slightly south of plot 9.
See plot form for a descriptive sketch of location.
A nice seepage area with herbaceous vegetation along the main channels and a well developed, open mixed shrub layer.
Liverworts and sphagnum found in plot.