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
50
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A nice, relatively mature stand of northern hardwoods on weathered bouldery colluvium.
Upper north slope of Slate Springs Mountain, on eastern flank of Shenandoah Mountain; plot located on east side of a narrow, north-facing spur, ca. 0.4 mi west of the summit of Flagpole Knob.
Poor horizon development; pockets of duff and humus among deeply piled boulders and stones; mineral soil best exposed on two old tip-up mounds- brown silty to silty sandy loam.