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
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot documents dry woodland vegetation bordering exposed greenstone outcrops. Dominants are Carya spp., Fraxinus americana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Helianthus divaricatus and Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia. Fairly typical for this habitat on greenstone. Habitat and community condition is pristine.
Plot location: Shenandoah NP. Steep, SSE-facing slope above Cedar Run, ca. 200 meters NW of the lowermost stream crossing of Cedar Run Trail.