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
15
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
60
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
65
%
Nonvascular Cover
45
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A dry, rocky, woodland / open forest dominated by Carya glabra, Quercus spp., and Pinus virginiana. Xerophytic graminoids dominate the herb layer. During the wet summer of 2003, cover of the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum increased dramatically from ca. 4 sq. m. to 20 sq. m.