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
38
m
Shrub Height
4
m
Field Height
2
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
3
%
Field Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: from Picnic area take Nature Trail W. to 2nd interpretive sign (hunting and game). Go N and NW to plot.
Sample is mostly deciduous with a couple of large Pinus taeda. Area surrounding sample includes Quercus pagoda, Quercus palustris, Quercus falcata, and more Quercus phellos and Quercus michauxii. Sample is Liquidambar styraciflua, Ilex opaca, and Pinus taeda. It has a tall canopy and well-developed subcanopy of Ilex opaca. There is no well developed shrub or herb layer. Ground strata is mostly devoid of herbs, although wet depressions in surrounding forest have local dominance of ferns (Thelypteris noveboracensis, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Woodwardia virginica, Osmunda regalis. Area is slightly concave, almost flat.
