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
34
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
75
%
Nonvascular Cover
4
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Take Scenic Drive west to just past Parking Lot I. Park on side of road at Liming Lane (need permit). Take South Valley Trail, hiking west. Pass small tributary to S. Fork Quantico Creek (near road). Plot is up second ravine after the tributary - on the west slope of the ravine.
See form for plot configuration.
Young mesophytic forest with intact, fairly dense herb layer. Liriodendron tulipifera dominates the overstory, Carya spp. and Quercus alba the understory. Plot should be revisited in late April- early May.