085-FCSP-0035
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16894-{7D26B32C-0C5B-4AFB-8316-0BBC2CEB2CAC} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-FCSP-0035
Author Observation Code	085-FCSP-0035
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-76 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 20 m
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	basin/depression
Landform	interdune flat/interdune swale
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime	hygric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Sep-2010
Observation End Date	28-Sep-2010
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:
Shrub Height	1.39999997615814 m
Field Height	1 m
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	98 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot documents distinctive vegetation in a large swale situated only 135 meters from the ocean, but sheltered from it by very high intervening foredune. Unlike many False Cape swales, this site has a considerable component of shrubs, primarily Baccharis halimifolia, Myrica cerifera var. cerifera, and Toxicodendron radicans, covering about 30% of the area. The herbaceous flora is dominated by Spartina patens but contains an atypical abundance of the ferns Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis and Thelypteris noveboracensis. It is possible that this vegetation is in advanced stages of succession from wet grassland to shrub swamp. It grades into terrestrial dune shrublands on both sides.

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-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Baccharis halimifolia Baccharis halimifolia **   Baccharis halimifolia **   Baccharis halimifolia **   Baccharis halimifolia **   Baccharis halimifolia **   Baccharis halimifolia **   Baccharis halimifolia **   Baccharis halimifolia **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Centella erecta Centella erecta **   Centella erecta **   Centella erecta **   Centella erecta **   Centella erecta **   Centella erecta **   Centella erecta **   Centella erecta **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Morella cerifera Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Hydrocotyle verticillata Hydrocotyle verticillata **   Hydrocotyle verticillata **   Hydrocotyle verticillata **   Hydrocotyle verticillata **   Hydrocotyle verticillata **   Hydrocotyle verticillata **   Hydrocotyle verticillata **   Hydrocotyle verticillata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Dichanthelium scoparium Dichanthelium scoparium **   Dichanthelium scoparium **   Dichanthelium scoparium **   Dichanthelium scoparium **   Dichanthelium scoparium **   Dichanthelium scoparium **   Dichanthelium scoparium **   Dichanthelium scoparium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Rubus trivialis Rubus trivialis **   Rubus trivialis **   Rubus trivialis **   Rubus trivialis **   Rubus trivialis **   Rubus trivialis **   Rubus trivialis **   Rubus trivialis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Viola lanceolata Viola lanceolata **   Viola lanceolata **   Viola lanceolata **   Viola lanceolata **   Viola lanceolata **   Viola lanceolata **   Viola lanceolata **   Viola lanceolata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Hydrocotyle umbellata Hydrocotyle umbellata **   Hydrocotyle umbellata **   Hydrocotyle umbellata **   Hydrocotyle umbellata **   Hydrocotyle umbellata **   Hydrocotyle umbellata **   Hydrocotyle umbellata **   Hydrocotyle umbellata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Andropogon virginicus Andropogon virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus **   Andropogon virginicus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Mikania scandens Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Panicum verrucosum Panicum verrucosum **   Panicum verrucosum **   Panicum verrucosum **   Panicum verrucosum **   Panicum verrucosum **   Panicum verrucosum **   Panicum verrucosum **   Panicum verrucosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Juncus dichotomus Juncus dichotomus **   Juncus dichotomus **   Juncus dichotomus **   Juncus dichotomus **   Juncus dichotomus **   Juncus dichotomus **   Juncus dichotomus **   Juncus dichotomus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Strophostyles helvola Strophostyles helvola **   Strophostyles helvola **   Strophostyles helvola **   Strophostyles helvola **   Strophostyles helvola **   Strophostyles helvola **   Strophostyles helvola **   Strophostyles helvola **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Persicaria punctata Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Rhexia mariana var. mariana Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana var. mariana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Carex albolutescens Carex albolutescens **   Carex albolutescens **   Carex albolutescens **   Carex albolutescens **   Carex albolutescens **   Carex albolutescens **   Carex albolutescens **   Carex albolutescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Eupatorium rotundifolium Eupatorium rotundifolium **   Eupatorium rotundifolium **   Eupatorium rotundifolium **   Eupatorium rotundifolium **   Eupatorium rotundifolium **   Eupatorium rotundifolium **   Eupatorium rotundifolium **   Eupatorium rotundifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Vaccinium formosum Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Panicum virgatum var. virgatum Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   Panicum virgatum var. virgatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Euthamia caroliniana Euthamia caroliniana **   Euthamia caroliniana **   Euthamia caroliniana **   Euthamia caroliniana **   Euthamia caroliniana **   Euthamia caroliniana **   Euthamia caroliniana **   Euthamia caroliniana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Pinus taeda Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Paspalum setaceum Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   Paspalum setaceum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 29 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-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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