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
32
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
65
%
Nonvascular Cover
4
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Beautiful oak-hickory forest on a very gentle upland underlain by diabase. Upper soil horizon appears well drained; mapped unit (Iredell) characterized by a subsoil hardpan.