085-CARO-0004
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16727-{B6FE6D81-9851-49F2-BD49-3FB7C9A90FD7} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CARO-0004
Author Observation Code	085-CARO-0004
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-77 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Caroline region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	13.33 x 30 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	27 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	alluvial flat/alluvial terrace/floodplain
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - temporarily flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Jun-2010
Observation End Date	08-Jun-2010
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
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
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	37 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	5 m
Tree Cover	70 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	50 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Site is a forested, low floodplain terrace along the Mattaponi River, NW of the Rt. 605 bridge. There is some microtopographic variation in this habitat that produces differences in the soils and hydrology of shallow depressions (ca. 10% of plot area) and low hummocks (ca. 90% of plot area). Acer rubrum is the leading canopy dominant, with Quercus phellos next in importance, and Quercus michauxii, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Nyssa sylvatica scattered in the stand. The largest Acer (85 cm DBH) was nearly dead. Carpinus caroliniana is the most important understory species, while hydrophytic sedges (Carex intumescens, C. radiata) dominate a patchy herb layer. This is one of a very few stands (see also plot CARO003) along this reach of the Mattaponi that escaped recent cutting, probably because it is wedged between the road and a very wet backswamp and a bend in the river.

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 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     9 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 48.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 48.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 85.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus phellos Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 65.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 105.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Carex intumescens var. intumescens Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Quercus michauxii Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 40.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 54.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Carex radiata Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Poa autumnalis Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Carex tribuloides Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Ilex decidua var. decidua Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   Ilex decidua var. decidua **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 17 Carex stipata var. stipata Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   Carex stipata var. stipata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Elymus virginicus var. virginicus Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   Elymus virginicus var. virginicus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Commelina virginica Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Vitis cinerea Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Dichanthelium dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Uvularia sessilifolia Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   Uvularia sessilifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   Galium obtusum ssp. obtusum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Ligustrum sinense Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   Ligustrum sinense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Persicaria virginiana Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   Persicaria virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Carex grayi Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Carex complanata Carex complanata **   Carex complanata **   Carex complanata **   Carex complanata **   Carex complanata **   Carex complanata **   Carex complanata **   Carex complanata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Carex typhina Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Carex annectens Carex annectens **   Carex annectens **   Carex annectens **   Carex annectens **   Carex annectens **   Carex annectens **   Carex annectens **   Carex annectens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Lycopus virginicus Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 52 Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   Ailanthus altissima **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 53 Murdannia keisak Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 54 Smilax hispida Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 55 Quercus lyrata Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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