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
33
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This very lush mesophytic forest occurs in discontinuous patches along the lower slopes fronting the Potomac River in Turkey Run Park. The plot was located on the steep slope of a small ravine just above the floodplain. Large Acer saccharum dominate the overstory, with some Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Carya cordiformis also present. Asimina triloba forms a dense shrub layer, while dense low patches of Dicentra cucullaria, Erythronium americanum, and Claytonia virginica are prevalent in the herb layer.