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:
Tree Cover
15
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The vegetation in this plot is characteristic of the more natural, fire influenced communities in which Rhus michauxii thrives in Virginia. The habitat is a canopy opening in frequently burned, deciduous woodland occupying a 50 acre sill of intrusive, ultramafic rocks. Soils, high in calcium and magnesium, promote strikingly legume rich herbaceous layer. Plot location is nearly identical to that of plot #4 from this site completed by the DNH inventory team on 1993-06-02. Data is based primarily on the 1993 releve, but modified to reflect conditions on 1994-08-09.