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
31
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: steep E-facing slope along Hardware River, N of James River, W of Hardware.
1:625,000-scale geologic mapping (Brown 1969) shows dikes of metamorphic mafic volcanic rocks in the vicinity of this site. Soil chemistry data (high Ca, Mg, Mn) suggests that sols on this mesic slope have weathered from such a substrate. The vegetation is a "rich" hardwood forest with mixed overstory of Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana, Carya spp., and Quercus rubra. Asimina triloba, Lindera benzoin, and Cercis canadensis are prominent in the understory, while the lush herb layer contains substantial populations of Maianthemum racemosum (very abundant), Hybanthus concolor, Podophyllum peltatum, Cimicifuga racemosum, and Adiantum pedatum.