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:
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located on upper east-facing slope of Dismal Mountain in a steep Liriodendron-dominated cove (above a small cliff-like outcrop). Soils are black, loose and evidently very fertile on this steep, east facing granitic slope.
Measured tree in plot (dbh in cm.): Liriodendron tulipifera (76.1).