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
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
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
50
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Vegetation in this plot is a more or less typical southern Appalachian northern hardwood forest with mixed canopy dominance by Acer saccharum var saccharum, Aesculus flava, Betula allegheniensis and Fagus grandifolia.
Northeastern flank of Whitetop Mountain, just west of old road / horse trail from Elk Garden to Rt. 600 near Big Branch. Plot is located ca. 150 m NNW of the terminus of this trail at the Elk Garden Parking Area on Rt. 600.