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
34
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
12
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Habitat is a dry but fertile, middle-elevation upper slope supporting diverse oak-hickory forest vegetation. Several oaks (Quercus montana, Q. rubra, Q. alba), hickories (Carya ovalis, C. alba, C. glabra), and Fraxinus americana share dominance, with Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Ostrya virginiana, and Viburnum prunifolium abundant in the understory. The herb layer is patchy but
relatively species-rich.
Plot location: 150m downslope (W) of Skyline Drive at a point ca. 0.4 mi. N of Gooney Run Overlook.