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Coastal Plain Bottomland Forest (Brownwater High Terrace Type) – CEGL004678
A well-drained bottomland hardwood forest on a high terrace well removed from the Nottoway River in Sussex County.  Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) and cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda) co-dominate, with switch cane (Arundinaria tecta) abundant in the understory.  Chub Sandhill State Natural Area Preserve.

 © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming
Coastal Plain Bottomland Forest (Brownwater High Terrace Type) – CEGL004678