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
100
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
35
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is located on an exposed. steeply sloping greenstone outcrop with sparse woody scrub and about 50% cover of herbaceous plants. Perennial graminoids (Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Danthonia spicata) dominate, but a noteworthy co-dominant is the fern Selaginella apoda, not a frequent species on greenstone. Habitat and community condition here is pristine.
Plot location: Shenandoah NP. Steep, SSE-facing slope above Cedar Run, ca. 150 meters NNW of the lowermost stream crossing of Cedar Run Trail.