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:
Tree Cover
15
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located in a high elevation seepage wetland (southern Appalachian "bog") supporting a mosaic of shrub thickets and graminoid-rich openings. Strong dominants here are Rhododendron catawbiense and Carex trisperma. Although occasionally trampled and grazed by semi-feral ponies, this boggy habitat is somewhat less disturbed than nearby parts of Sullivan Swamp.
Plot located in boggy opening on south side of shrub thickets at the head of Quebec Branch ("Sullivan Swamp"), 0.2 mi WNW of Massie Gap.