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 Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The habitat is a steep, rocky, lower ravine slope supporting a relatively diverse northern hardwood forest with scattered Picea rubens. Species richness is quite high for this type of community, and an unusually large assortment of herbs and shrubs occur in the plot. A few small specimens of Abies fraseri occur here near their lower elevational limit.
Plot located along west-facing lower slope along Cabin Creek, near upper waterfall and just north of the northernmost point on the Cabin Creek loop trail, 0.75 mi northwest of the Massie Gap parking area.