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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: eastern slope of the Blue Ridge; from jct. Rtes. 685 and 686, NNW ca. one mile to a low knob just SE of a small lake.
Rock Types Present: phyllite, metasiltstone, metaconglomerate.
This is one of the least disturbed sites on the Blue Ridge Center property, supporting a dry-mesic oak forest with many woody associates. The herb layer is rather sparse but surprisingly diverse.