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
10
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
30
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
4
%
Nonvascular Cover
85
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot positioned on a xeric, rocky, cliff-like outcrop flanking the east side of Black Pond. Pinus virginiana and Juniperus virginiana form the thin overstory, with a variety of drought tolerant trees and shrubs below. Herbs are sparse. Inundated only in catastrophic floods.