085-BUSH-0001P
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-BUSH-0001P
Author Observation Code	085-BUSH-0001P
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-76 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Northumberland region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 10 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	tidal flat
Hydrologic Regime	tidal - regularly flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	hydric
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Water Salinity	unknown
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	23-Aug-2000
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Method Narrative	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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	5 m
Field Cover	95 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Unusual combination of species for a site that appears to be oligohaline. Spartina patens is the overwhelming dominant; while matted down culms make cover estimation difficult, cover likely exceeds 75%. Plot placed in a small opening not much larger than 100 sq. , adjacent to much more extensive stand dominated by Typha angustifolia and to more open and apparently more diverse vegetation containing Spartina cynosuroides, Kosteletzkya virginica, and Hibiscus moscheutos. Near edge of plot lies 10-15 m from upland edge. No surface water present at time of sampling (11:30 AM). Spartina forms firm mat which traps water beneath, but true water table appears to be ca. 1 m below surface.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Spartina patens Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   -all-   87.5 % 9       -none- 2 Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   Kosteletzkya pentacarpos **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Schoenoplectus americanus Schoenoplectus americanus **   Schoenoplectus americanus **   Schoenoplectus americanus **   Schoenoplectus americanus **   Schoenoplectus americanus **   Schoenoplectus americanus **   Schoenoplectus americanus **   Schoenoplectus americanus **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Persicaria punctata Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Hibiscus moscheutos Hibiscus moscheutos **   Hibiscus moscheutos **   Hibiscus moscheutos **   Hibiscus moscheutos **   Hibiscus moscheutos **   Hibiscus moscheutos **   Hibiscus moscheutos **   Hibiscus moscheutos **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Spartina cynosuroides Spartina cynosuroides **   Spartina cynosuroides **   Spartina cynosuroides **   Spartina cynosuroides **   Spartina cynosuroides **   Spartina cynosuroides **   Spartina cynosuroides **   Spartina cynosuroides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 8 Typha angustifolia Typha angustifolia **   Typha angustifolia **   Typha angustifolia **   Typha angustifolia **   Typha angustifolia **   Typha angustifolia **   Typha angustifolia **   Typha angustifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Eleocharis fallax Eleocharis fallax **   Eleocharis fallax **   Eleocharis fallax **   Eleocharis fallax **   Eleocharis fallax **   Eleocharis fallax **   Eleocharis fallax **   Eleocharis fallax **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 grass sp. grass sp. **   grass sp. **   grass sp. **   grass sp. **   grass sp. **   grass sp. **   grass sp. **   grass sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Spartina alterniflora Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Amaranthus cannabinus Amaranthus cannabinus **   Amaranthus cannabinus **   Amaranthus cannabinus **   Amaranthus cannabinus **   Amaranthus cannabinus **   Amaranthus cannabinus **   Amaranthus cannabinus **   Amaranthus cannabinus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Echinochloa walteri Echinochloa walteri **   Echinochloa walteri **   Echinochloa walteri **   Echinochloa walteri **   Echinochloa walteri **   Echinochloa walteri **   Echinochloa walteri **   Echinochloa walteri **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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