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:
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot situated behind the primary dune ridge. Woody species in the plot are low in stature and show the effects of salt spray damage.
To the east of the plot, atop the primary dune, the following species predominate: Uniola paniculata, Ammophila breviligulata, Cenchrus tribuloides, Panicum amarum ssp. amarulum, Diodia teres, Physalis sp., Cakile edentula, Chamaesyce polygonifolia and Oenothera humifusa. Woody species are not present in this high-energy environment of shifting sand and salt spray.