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
38
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
3
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
40
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Plot located North of Burnside Dr. in Spotsylvania. Take Bloody Angle Dr. to Burnside Dr. (one way). Once on Burnside go to third creek crossing. Park on side of road. Plot is North of Burnside Dr. on west slope above creek/wetland.
- Slope above maple-tulip poplar seepage wetland
- Small area of beech. Surrounding landscape is mostly Lirio tul with Pinus virg (scattered)