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
90
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
50
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot on a relatively dry rocky crest of a spur ridge. Ordinarily such vegetation wouldn't support Liriodendron tulipifera; its presence in the plot is probably a reflection of the large seed source nearby in the coves. The abundance of Sassafras in the herb layer is characteristic and repeating in such vegetation. No month or day noted on original plot form. Plot sampled in 1994. Measured trees (dbh in cm.): Quercus montana (51.9), Pinus strobus (34.9).