085-GPNF-0052
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:17106-{76E927D8-7DC9-4748-AF93-C7E8E29EE103} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-GPNF-0052
Author Observation Code	085-GPNF-0052
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Amherst region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 20 m
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	491 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	basin/depression
Landform	sag pond/basin
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - seasonally flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	hygric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Aug-2012
Observation End Date	17-Aug-2012
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	1.5 m
Field Height	0 m
Shrub Cover	45 %
Field Cover	65 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	A very small, ridge-crest sag pond covering about 21 x 35 meters. Vegetation is extremely depauperate, containing only five species (not including marginal Acer rubrum and Nyssa sylvatica). The Cephalanthus in this pond consists largely of vigorous young shoots. Carex typhina, the dominant herb, occurs in isolation here, far removed from its usual lowland bottomland habitats.

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 Carex typhina Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   Carex typhina **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Cephalanthus occidentalis Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   Cephalanthus occidentalis **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none-
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