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
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
20
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A high elevation north slope supporting a young stand of northern hardwoods with a lush herbaceous layer. The northern grass Milium effusum, which is confined to a small four-county area in Virginia, is quite abundant in this habitat.
Plot located on an upper north slope of a ridge crest of Alleghany Mountain, 0.9 mi northeast of Paddy Knob and just east of Virginia / West Virginia state line.