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FIIS.50
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4625.FIIS50
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? FIIS.50
Author Observation Code ? FIIS.50
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 40.7271 º
Longitude ? -72.88694 º
Author Location ? FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness 5I
State or Province ? New York
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Howells Point
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: New York
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 25
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1.21919999814682 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 2.5 º
Topographic Position ? Lowslope
Landform ? barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative ? May be partly in old road. Deer trail at edge. Scattered shrubs.
Representativeness ? Good. Area is a mosaic of herb dominated drier brackish meadow, herb dominated wetter brackish inn
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 60 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 10 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 21-Sep-2000
Observation End Date ? 21-Sep-2000
Project ? Fire Island National Seashore
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 25
Cover Dispersion ? contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? yes
Stem Sample Method ? full census
Plot Quality Fields: 
Effort Level ? Thorough
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality ? High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality ? Very incomplete
Lichen Quality ? Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
--no data--
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
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 Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica Mirbel Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica Mirbel Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica **   Short Shrub
5 %
02       -none-
2 Baccharis halimifolia L. Baccharis halimifolia L. Baccharis halimifolia eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia L. **   Baccharis halimifolia L. Baccharis halimifolia eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia L. **   Short Shrub
4 %
02       -none-
3 Rosa rugosa Thunb. Rosa rugosa Thunb. Rosa rugosa rugosa rose Rosa rugosa Thunb. **   Rosa rugosa Thunb. Rosa rugosa rugosa rose Rosa rugosa Thunb. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
4 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
5 Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
6 Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don Lyonia mariana piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don **   Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don Lyonia mariana piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
7 Moss (Ceratadon) Moss (Ceratadon) **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss (Ceratadon) **   Moss (Ceratadon) **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss (Ceratadon) **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
8 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Herbaceous
50 %
04       -none-
9 Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. **   Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. **   Herbaceous
10 %
03       -none-
10 Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe Juncus canadensis Canadian rush Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe **   Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe Juncus canadensis Canadian rush Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe **   Herbaceous
5 %
02       -none-
11 Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. sphaerocarpon Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. sphaerocarpon Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. sphaerocarpon roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. sphaerocarpon **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. sphaerocarpon Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon var. sphaerocarpon roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould var. sphaerocarpon **   Herbaceous
2 %
02       -none-
12 Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Herbaceous
2 %
02       -none-
13 Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
14 Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
15 Sabatia stellaris Pursh Sabatia stellaris Pursh Sabatia stellaris rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris Pursh **   Sabatia stellaris Pursh Sabatia stellaris rose of Plymouth Sabatia stellaris Pursh **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
16 Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P. Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P. Hypericum gentianoides orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P. **   Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P. Hypericum gentianoides orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides (L.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. Euthamia tenuifolia slender goldentop Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. **   Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. Euthamia tenuifolia slender goldentop Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
18 Utricularia subulata L. Utricularia subulata L. Utricularia subulata zigzag bladderwort Utricularia subulata L. **   Utricularia subulata L. Utricularia subulata zigzag bladderwort Utricularia subulata L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
19 Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperus polystachyos manyspike flatsedge Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. **   Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. Cyperus polystachyos manyspike flatsedge Cyperus polystachyos Rottb. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
20 Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Fimbristylis autumnalis slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Fimbristylis autumnalis slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
21 Eleocharis olivacea Torr. Eleocharis olivacea Torr. Eleocharis olivacea bright green spikerush Eleocharis olivacea Torr. **   Eleocharis olivacea Torr. Eleocharis olivacea bright green spikerush Eleocharis olivacea Torr. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
22 Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens L. **   Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
23 Aster novi-belgii L. Aster novi-belgii L. Aster novi-belgii Aster novi-belgii L. **   Aster novi-belgii L. **   Aster novi-belgii L. Aster novi-belgii Aster novi-belgii L. **   Aster novi-belgii L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
24 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Vine/Liana
1 %
01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy     0 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 70 %
Nonvascular 0.5 m 1 m 5 %
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Sneddon, Lesley PI
Olivero, Adele Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jul-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens - Carex silicea Salt Marsh       no
Edinger, Greg


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         Sands: Sand               pH = 5.7


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Animal, general   dragonfly (big), monarch butterfly, mosquitoes, deer, crow (?), cricket, caterpillar


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot