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
1
m
Tree Cover
30
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
These steeply sloping soils are evidently erosive, which results in a large amount of surface mineral soil. The mineral soil habitat supports a relatively diverse assemblage of xerophytic grasses and forbs. With the sudden increase of light due to pine mortality, Erechtites hieraciifolia has become established. Seedlings of Vitis aestivalis, Liriodendron tulipifera and Pinus virginiana have similarly become established. The Quercus marilandica trees are low and gnarled, giving this vegetation the appearance of a glade.