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
38
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
6
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
45
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located on the lower portion of a steep, sheltered slope supporting lush mesophytic forest. The larger trees here are almost all Liriodendron tulipifera, but Acer saccharum and Fagus grandifolia overwhelmingly dominate the subcanopy layers. The herb layer is luxuriant with nutrient-demanding, early-maturing species and the ferns Deparia acrostichoides and Diplazium pycnocarpon. An unusual, lemon-yellow-flowered form of Trillium sessile occurs in the plot.