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 Height
33
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: ca. 0.5 miles NW of Grove, on N-facing slope of ravine at head of "Rhine River".
The plot is located on the lower slope of a deep Coastal Plain ravine. Stream dissection has exposed some shell material that contributes to at least slightly enhanced soil fertility. Regionally uncommon to rare plant species that appear to be associated with calcareous influences here include Tilia americana, Magnolia tripetala, Aruncus dioicus (outside plot), Panax quinquefolius, Quercus muhlenbergii, and Solidago flexicaulis. The overall vegetation can be characterized as a mesophytic Fagus grandifolia - Acer barbatum forest, with Asimina triloba understory.