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
35
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
80
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This is a very rich Coastal Plain forest situated in the lower portions of a short, steep ravine. Soils are calcareous and are probably weathered from underlying shell deposits or limesands. Carya cordiformis, Liriodendron tulipifera, Juglans nigra, and Ulmus rubra form a mixed overstory. The shrub layer is exceedingly dense with tall Asimina triloba and shorter Lindera benzoin, but the plot was sampled before these were well leafed out, and full cover was therefore estimated. The herb layer is lush with a variety of ferns and forbs characteristic of nutrient-rich soils.