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
50
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
20
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This dry, SSW facing slope is broken by numerous ledges and outcrops. Woodland vegetation has incomplete canopy coverage and co-dominance by Fraxinus americana and the light demanding Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana. As is typical for this type of vegetation, species richness is rather high (n=69) and the herbaceous layer has a good diversity of both graminoids and forbs.
Plot location: Shenandoah NP. Dry, steep rocky slope on north side of Cedar Run, ca. 0.3 mi. SE of Cedar Run Falls.