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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot characterizes a very steep, xeric, shale barren like slope undercut by Back Run. Species richness is rather low, possibly because of more or less oligotrophic conditions. The shale barren plant, Senecio antennariifolius, is very scarce here. Pinus virginiana in plot, 17.3 cm dbh, good condition.