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:
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
30
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A xeric, south facing shale spur ridge extending to Sprouts Run. Supports a classic Blue Ridge "shale barren." Measured trees (dbh in cm.): Quercus velutina (23.3), Q. montana (33.4).