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:
Field Height
1
m
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
50
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Vegetation kept in a herbaceous state due to frequent fire. The most recent fire took place during the winter of 92-93. Plot is an ecotonal wetland area influenced by subsurface seepage. The plants Pteridium and Carex vestita appear to be specialists of such wetland ecotones.