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
100
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height
1.5
m
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
7
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
85
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot was positioned on a narrow, jutting, rock outcrop overlooking the Potomac River in Mather Gorge. Slope shape and aspect within the plot area are very irregular. The habitat is periodically scoured by large floods with an average return interval of 1 to 7 years. Grimmia laevigata and Xanthoparmelia cf. conspersa are the dominant non-vascular biota on rock surfaces.