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085-DRGS-0010
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16945-{9712EF4E-25B6-4BE7-86E3-0EE30C67F7E1}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-DRGS-0010
Author Observation Code ? 085-DRGS-0010
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 10 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -77 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Essex
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 16 x 25 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 29 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 - seasonally flooded
Soil Moisture Regime ? subhydric
Soil Drainage ? very poorly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 17-Jun-2011
Observation End Date ? 17-Jun-2011
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
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Tree Height ? 25 m
Shrub Height ? 3 m
Field Height ? 1 m
Tree Cover ? 80 %
Shrub Cover ? 80 %
Field Cover ? 90 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 4 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? The plot was placed to capture a thin strip of remnant swamp forest located between beaver-influenced shrub swamps along Dragon Swamp and uplands with pine plantations. The stand is at the back edge of the bottomland and its hydrology appears to be a hybrid of the saturated and seasonally flooded classes. It is dominated by Nyssa biflora and Acer rubrum, and characterized by exceedingly dense shrub, vine, and herbaceous vegetation consisting primarily of acidophiles. Patches of sphagnum are present on slight hummocks and other mosses cover fallen logs.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 biflora Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   -all-  
62.5 %
8      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
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 ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     4 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 Woodwardia areolata Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
4 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s)
stem stem
5 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Viburnum nudum Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
7 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-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
8 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
9 Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
10 Carex howei Carex howei **   Carex howei **   Carex howei **   Carex howei **   Carex howei **   Carex howei **   Carex howei **   Carex howei **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
11 Magnolia virginiana Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
12 Vaccinium fuscatum Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     9 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
13 Carex seorsa Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
14 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
15 Pinus taeda Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
16 Clethra alnifolia Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
17 Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
18 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-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
19 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
20 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
21 Quercus nigra Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
22 Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
23 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
24 Cicuta maculata var. maculata Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
25 Carex lonchocarpa Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
26 Carex crinita Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
27 Lycopus virginicus Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Cuscuta compacta Cuscuta compacta **   Cuscuta compacta **   Cuscuta compacta **   Cuscuta compacta **   Cuscuta compacta **   Cuscuta compacta **   Cuscuta compacta **   Cuscuta compacta **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Bidens discoidea Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
34 Itea virginica Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
35 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
36 Toxicodendron vernix Toxicodendron vernix **   Toxicodendron vernix **   Toxicodendron vernix **   Toxicodendron vernix **   Toxicodendron vernix **   Toxicodendron vernix **   Toxicodendron vernix **   Toxicodendron vernix **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
37 Peltandra virginica Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
38 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
39 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
40 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-
41 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
42 Mikania scandens Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   Mikania scandens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
43 Glyceria obtusa Glyceria obtusa **   Glyceria obtusa **   Glyceria obtusa **   Glyceria obtusa **   Glyceria obtusa **   Glyceria obtusa **   Glyceria obtusa **   Glyceria obtusa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
44 Decodon verticillatus Decodon verticillatus **   Decodon verticillatus **   Decodon verticillatus **   Decodon verticillatus **   Decodon verticillatus **   Decodon verticillatus **   Decodon verticillatus **   Decodon verticillatus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
45 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
46 Gratiola virginiana Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   Gratiola virginiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
47 Apios americana Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   Apios americana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
48 Cornus stricta Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
49 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
50 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
51 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
52 Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   Lobelia cardinalis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
53 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
54 Persicaria setacea Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
55 Carex tribuloides Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 27-Dec-2011
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Nyssa biflora - (Taxodium distichum) / Clethra alnifolia - Viburnum nudum / Woodwardia areolata Floodplain Forest 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown       14.960000038147 %   83.4499969482422 % 12.4700002670288 % 4.07999992370605 %   4.90000009536743 16.2900009155273 22.4200000762939 % 0-3 cm: leaf litter 3-10+ cm: variable thickness of root mat with OM ~10-20 cm: silty much 20+ cm: sandy muck Soil notes: Sphagnum patches on soil surface; water at 5 cm: difficult to collect sample.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Relatively young stand with even-aged overstory, logged some decades ago; a few larger trees were selectively removed more recently. Extensive beaver activity nearby along the main Dragon Swamp channel. Large pine snag in plot.


User Defined Values
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