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 Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
20
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located on a very bouldery bench flat at the base of massive greenstone cliffs forming the summit of Bearface Mountain.
Plot location: Shenandoah NP. Just east of and adjacent to the Appalachian Trail at a point ca. 0.2 mi. north of Bearface Mountain summit.