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
100
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: On both sides of Route 601, north of Whetstone Creek and 0.5 miles south of route 602.
This large granitic "flatrock" has been seriously degraded by the construction of a state secondary road across it. Nevertheless, some portions of the outcrop remain intact and support representative vegetation. Sparse herbaceous vegetation is rooted in local moss/lichen mats and thin veneers of sandy soil. Characteristic species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Hypericum gentianoides, Bulbostylis capillaris, Selaginella rupestris, Talinum teretifolium, Croton willdenowii, and Minuartia glabra.
The forb entered in compositional is in the Brassicaceae family.
Mosses and lichen found in this plot are: Cladina spp., Grimmia laevigata, Polytrichum sp., and cf. Xanthoparmelia sp.
