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
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot is located on a convex slope just above several small rock outcrops. Soils have been locally sheet-eroded and may be relatively shallow to bedrock. The vegetation is dominated by Quercus montana, with some Fagus grandifolia and Liriodendron tulipifera also present in the overstory. The subcanopy tree layers are dominated by Acer rubrum, Quercus rubra, and Carya spp. The herbaceous flora is rather patchy, with Polystichum acrostichoides the only abundant species.