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
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot is located on the extreme upper slope and crest of a small spur ridge, at top of a bluff fronting the Potomac River. The forest here is part of an extensive stand occupying the middle to upper slopes of this bluff throughout Turkey Run Park. The plot area has a mixed overstory of Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus alba, Carya alba, Fraxinus americana, and Tilia americana. Small-diameter specimens of Acer rubrum and Acer saccharum have also recently reached the overstory, while Fagus grandifolia is abundant in the understory. The herb layer is lush and dominated by large colonies of Podophyllum peltatum and Claytonia virginica.