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
30
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: ravine 1.1 miles SSW of jct. Routes 651 and 632.
Field estimate from topo: (UTME): 261226 (UTMN): 4258051.
A relatively mature forest for Phelps WMA. The site is a sandy ravine with extremely acidic soil. Fagus grandifolia, Quercus rubra, and Q. alba share overstory dominance. Fagus reproduction dominates all lower woody strata. Most of the herbaceous diversity is supported by very mesic to wet banks and flats along a small spring-fed brook which traverses the edge of the plot.