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
15
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot represents forest vegetation on a rocky, south facing slope just above a large, deep and remarkable dolomitic sinkhole, in which a stream emerges on one side and disappears on the other, ca. 0.25 mi SSE of Raven Cliff Horse Camp. While not as mesic, fertile and vegetatively lush as most north or east facing slopes of this area, the habitat supports forb-rich forest growth with impressive floristic diversity.