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 Height
34
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
85
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot captures a lush forest on a high, well-drained floodplain terrace of Goose Creek. Alluvial soils are high in Ca and Mg, supporting a dense and diverse herb layer containing many spring ephemerals, of which Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells) is particularly abundant and characteristic.