
Virginia Department of Conservation and RecreationAn official website of the Commonwealth of Virginia Here's how you knowAn official websiteHere's how you know
Welcome to the Natural Communities of Virginia web resource. Here you will find detailed information on more than 300 natural communities found in Virginia. Use the Table of Contents above to learn about the plant communities and their associated landforms and ecological processes, as well as how they have been studied and classified using more than 4,700 vegetation sample plots collected throughout Virginia. Or, get started by choosing a System image below and explore galleries of natural community images with descriptive captions, found within each Ecological Group. An interactive list (PDF) is also provided for download.