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
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
6
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
80
%
Field Cover
20
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is located on a gently sloping, convex, upper slope along the Potomac River. Soils here are fertile and support a mixed mesophytic forest with medium to large-sized Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus rubra, and Carya spp. The vernal aspect of the site features a patchy assemblage of nutrient-demanding herbaceous ephemerals, especially Podophyllum peltatum and Claytonia virginia. During the summer, herb cover is reduced and the site is characterized by exceedingly dense colonies of Asimina triloba.