085-SUSS-0018
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SUSS-0018
Author Observation Code	085-SUSS-0018
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-77 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Sussex region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	13.33 x 30 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	9 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	backswamp/slough/oxbow
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - seasonally flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	subhygric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Aug-2010
Observation End Date	17-Aug-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	31 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	90 %
Shrub Cover	22 %
Field Cover	48 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot is located in a deep, seasonally flooded slough / swale that runs for some distance through a broad floodplain before emptying into the Nottoway River. This part of the slough supports an old stand of Nyssa aquatica forest - much older than the surrounding, mostly successional forest that probably regenerated after clear-cutting less than 50 years ago. Many of the dominant canopy trees here are over 100 cm DBH, with some over 200 cm; some of the DBH measurements were estimated with a Biltmore stick because of dense cover by poison-ivy vines. Shrubby Fraxinus caroliniana dominates the understory, while the fairly dense herb layer is composed mostly of perennial swamp and "draw-down" species.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Nyssa aquatica Nyssa aquatica **   Nyssa aquatica **   Nyssa aquatica **   Nyssa aquatica **   Nyssa aquatica **   Nyssa aquatica **   Nyssa aquatica **   Nyssa aquatica **   -all-   87.5 % 9       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 69.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 85.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 100.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 129.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 140.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 216.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fraxinus caroliniana Fraxinus caroliniana **   Fraxinus caroliniana **   Fraxinus caroliniana **   Fraxinus caroliniana **   Fraxinus caroliniana **   Fraxinus caroliniana **   Fraxinus caroliniana **   Fraxinus caroliniana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 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     6 stem(s) 8 Murdannia keisak Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   Murdannia keisak **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Bidens frondosa Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Leersia lenticularis Leersia lenticularis **   Leersia lenticularis **   Leersia lenticularis **   Leersia lenticularis **   Leersia lenticularis **   Leersia lenticularis **   Leersia lenticularis **   Leersia lenticularis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Persicaria punctata Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Commelina virginica Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   Commelina virginica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Ludwigia palustris Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   Ludwigia palustris **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Itea virginica Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Gratiola virginiana Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Mimulus alatus Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   Mimulus alatus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Peltandra virginica Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Sagittaria australis Sagittaria australis **   Sagittaria australis **   Sagittaria australis **   Sagittaria australis **   Sagittaria australis **   Sagittaria australis **   Sagittaria australis **   Sagittaria australis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Sium suave Sium suave **   Sium suave **   Sium suave **   Sium suave **   Sium suave **   Sium suave **   Sium suave **   Sium suave **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Echinodorus cordifolius Echinodorus cordifolius **   Echinodorus cordifolius **   Echinodorus cordifolius **   Echinodorus cordifolius **   Echinodorus cordifolius **   Echinodorus cordifolius **   Echinodorus cordifolius **   Echinodorus cordifolius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Boltonia caroliniana Boltonia caroliniana **   Boltonia caroliniana **   Boltonia caroliniana **   Boltonia caroliniana **   Boltonia caroliniana **   Boltonia caroliniana **   Boltonia caroliniana **   Boltonia caroliniana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Carex gigantea Carex gigantea **   Carex gigantea **   Carex gigantea **   Carex gigantea **   Carex gigantea **   Carex gigantea **   Carex gigantea **   Carex gigantea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Poa autumnalis Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Chasmanthium latifolium Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   Chasmanthium latifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Pluchea camphorata Pluchea camphorata **   Pluchea camphorata **   Pluchea camphorata **   Pluchea camphorata **   Pluchea camphorata **   Pluchea camphorata **   Pluchea camphorata **   Pluchea camphorata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Persicaria longiseta Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   Persicaria longiseta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Rumex verticillatus Rumex verticillatus **   Rumex verticillatus **   Rumex verticillatus **   Rumex verticillatus **   Rumex verticillatus **   Rumex verticillatus **   Rumex verticillatus **   Rumex verticillatus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 34 Carex grayi Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   Carex grayi **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 35 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 36 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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