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
37
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: 0.75 km N of the summit of Wildcat Mtn.
Rock Types Present: small metabasalt outcrops and debris.
Large specimens of Quercus montana occur in and around this sampling site. Despite rather sparse herbaceous cover and soils with low base status, this oak-hickory forest has respectable species richness.