085-DRGS-0013
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16949-{C7C60DA4-6E7F-44CE-A836-70746C98C8F2} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-DRGS-0013
Author Observation Code	085-DRGS-0013
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: Middlesex region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	23 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	subhygric
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jun-2011
Observation End Date	20-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 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	33 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	5 m
Tree Cover	90 %
Shrub Cover	55 %
Field Cover	80 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation in this plot is representative of an area in the back part the broad, Dragon Swamp bottomland that is relatively well drained. Whereas most of the bottomland supports seasonally flooded baldcypress - mixed hardwood stands and shrubby beaver-impounded wetlands, this site is probably only shallowly flooded in discrete depressions during the winter and early spring. The forest is notable for the frequency of large oaks (Quercus michauxii and Q. lyrata) occurring in association with some baldcypress, red maple, green ash, and sweetgum. Baldcypress knees are abundant but are very short, < 0.5 m tall. A large Quercus lyrata overhangs and contributes significant cover to the plot. Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides, a sedge most often found in nutrient-rich soils, is strongly patch-dominant throughout this better-drained bottomland area.

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 Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     9 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     8 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 58.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 58.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 75.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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     5 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 6 Quercus lyrata Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus michauxii Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 49.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   -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     2 stem(s) 56.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 11 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 # 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 13 Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Chelone glabra Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Carex gracilescens Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   Carex gracilescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Poa autumnalis Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Viola affinis Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   Viola affinis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Itea virginica Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 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- 28 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Elephantopus carolinianus Elephantopus carolinianus **   Elephantopus carolinianus **   Elephantopus carolinianus **   Elephantopus carolinianus **   Elephantopus carolinianus **   Elephantopus carolinianus **   Elephantopus carolinianus **   Elephantopus carolinianus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 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- 33 Woodwardia areolata Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Eubotrys racemosa Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Carex tribuloides Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   Carex tribuloides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Peltandra virginica Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   Peltandra virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Carex abscondita Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Sambucus canadensis Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   Sambucus canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 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-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Scutellaria lateriflora Scutellaria lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora **   Scutellaria lateriflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Smilax hispida Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   Smilax hispida **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 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-   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 Glyceria striata var. striata Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Geum canadense Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Cornus stricta Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Vitis cinerea Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 58 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 59 Persicaria setacea Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   Persicaria setacea **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 60 Eutrochium dubium Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   Eutrochium dubium **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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