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
26
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
2
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
8
%
Field Cover
60
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is located in the same floodplain forest as plot SCRU016 but has a much denser herb layer of different composition. Scattered Platanus occidentalis occur among the dominant Acer saccharinum here. The herb layer is strongly dominated by colonies of the stinging perennials Laportea canadensis and Urtica dioica spp. dioica.