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
27
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: in saddle 0.28 km S of the summit of Halls Point.
Rock Types Present: very minor metabasalt debris.
The habitat is situated in a very gentle, ridge-crest saddle and supports an open forest dominated by Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, and Carya spp. This vegetation (similar to plots WATM004, WATM010, and WATM022) is characterized by a sparse but diverse herbaceous flora containing both xerophytic and mesophytic species. Soils collected here have high Mn levels.