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:
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
25
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Soils are dark loam with considerable amounts of gravel-sized stones. This 10 x 10 m plot covers most of a dry, grassy opening. Trees > 6 m tall are not present in plot.