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
2
m
Field Cover
75
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is situated on the edge of what appears to be an extensive community dominated by Zizaniopsis miliacea along Big Creek. The vegetation is difficult to penetrate, and one can only assume that composition of the plot is representative of the community as a whole. It is unlikely, however, that Nuphar advena remains an important constituent in the interior. Numerous small channels are present in the plot, perhaps all of muskrat origin. Despite high density of Zizaniopsis culms, cover barely exceeds 75%, and species richness underneath canopy is surprisingly high. A log near one corner of the plot supports seedlings of Lycopus americanus and Triadenum walteri.
