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 Height
32
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
65
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Take Hill Ewell Drive from Rte.20 to first picnic/parking lot on left (before cross N. Wilderness Run). Plot is directly off of parking lot on alluvial floodplain.
Relatively undisturbed floodplain along North Wilderness Run. Small stream floodplain. Dense forb layer with few exotic plants.