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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
5
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A naturally open sedge wetland fed by a cold, highly alkaline spring. Calcium carbonate precipitate (travertine marl) occurs along the spring run, coating stone and even organic debris. The aspect of the vegetation would probably change markedly by late summer, with plants such as Symplocarpus foetidus and Caltha palustris disappearing and others appearing.
Plot located ca. 10 m below the source of the spring, near the Civil War grave site.