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
32
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: 0.56 km ESE of the summit of Rappahannock Mtn.
Rock Types Present: metabasalt debris.
The vegetation in this plot is a very open, graminoid-rich oak-hickory forest. Cercis canadensis var. canadensis is the characteristic understory dominant, while the grasses Muhlenbergia sobolifera, Elymus hystrix var. hystrix, and Dichanthelium boscii dominate the herb layer.