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
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A dry, sandy, fairly mature mixed oak stand on a convex slope overlooking an arm of Lake Prince. Quercus velutina, Q. falcata, and Q. alba are the leading canopy trees. Ilex opaca and Oxydendrum arboreum are common in the understory, and Gaylussacia frondosa forms low shrub patches.