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:
Shrub Height
1
m
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
4
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Sparsely vegetated outcrop on bedrock terrace along, and approximately 14 m in elevation above, the Potomac River. Habitat is periodically scoured by large floods (return interval ~ 7 to 12 years). Small pools are present as microhabitat inclusions within the generally very xeric habitat. Xanthoparmelia cf. conspersa is the dominant lichen.