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 Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
4
%
Nonvascular Cover
20
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Off the Blue Trail (Bull Run to Occoquan Trail).
A nice forested W-facing slope. The opposite E-facing slope is a really nice Beech forest with some Liriodendron tulipifera. Ridgetop has more Carya spp. and Quercus alba. There is not much Quercus montana near this site. Runoff has exposed considerable mineral soil and moss has a significant cover in this mesic ravine. Some rocks are exposed. See form for sketch of habitat information.