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S09-T2-1
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? S09-T2-1
Author Observation Code ? S09-T2-1
Original Data Location ? NJ Natural Heritage Program, NJDEP Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, 22 S. Clinton Ave, Plaza Bldg 4, Fl. 4, PO Box 404 Trenton, NJ, 08625-0404
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? 10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude ? 39.7 º
Longitude ? -74.4 º
Author Location ? Old Bog
State or Province ? New Jersey
Country ? United States
Named Places
continent: North America
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: New Jersey
quadrangle: Oswego Lake
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-SE) 39.72942, -74.44928; 2-SW) 39.72942, -74.44933; 3-NW) 39.72944, -74.44933
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 10
Permanence ? permanent plot
Layout Narrative ? Linear "floodplain" along seepage channel feeding Oswego; 45m long transect with plot at 12-14m on W side (N-S transect). Transect endpoints are permanently marked with rebar. Distance and compass bearing measurements to the plot location with measurements of plot orientation off the transect were taken. GPS coordinates for each corner of the plot was taken with submeter accuracy.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 21.3 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Basin floor
Landscape Narrative ? Soil Texture: Organic/Mineral - muck over sand Water Depth = "some ponding"; Hydrologic Influence: groundwater seepage; Watershed: Oswego River Environmental Comments: mostly flat, some low tussocks of Muhlenbergia with Sphagnum cuclophyllum.
Hydrologic Regime ? Seasonally flooded
Soil Moisture Regime ? hydric
Soil Drainage ? very poorly drained
Organic Depth ? 0.31 cm
Percent Litter ? 3 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 25 %
Percent Water ? 1 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 13-Sep-1999
Observation End Date ? 13-Sep-1999
Project ? NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 10
Cover Dispersion ? entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Shrub Cover ? 3 %
Field Cover ? 62 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 6 %
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Growthform1 Type ? Herbs
Growthform1 Cover ? 62 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna
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 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Dwarf Shrub
2 %
        -none-
2 Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P. Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P. Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P. **   Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P. Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.P. **   Dwarf Shrub
1 %
        -none-
3 Muhlenbergia torreyana (J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchc. Muhlenbergia torreyana (J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchc. Muhlenbergia torreyana New Jersey muhly Muhlenbergia torreyana (J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchc. **   Muhlenbergia torreyana (J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchc. Muhlenbergia torreyana New Jersey muhly Muhlenbergia torreyana (J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous
24 %
        -none-
4 Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl **   Herbaceous
14 %
        -none-
5 Lophiola aurea Ker-Gawl. Lophiola aurea Ker-Gawl. Lophiola aurea goldencrest Lophiola aurea Ker-Gawl. **   Lophiola aurea Ker-Gawl. Lophiola aurea goldencrest Lophiola aurea Ker-Gawl. **   Herbaceous
12 %
        -none-
6 Carex exilis Dewey Carex exilis Dewey Carex exilis coastal sedge Carex exilis Dewey **   Carex exilis Dewey Carex exilis coastal sedge Carex exilis Dewey **   Herbaceous
4 %
        -none-
7 Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
8 Scleria reticularis Michx. Scleria reticularis Michx. Scleria reticularis netted nutrush Scleria reticularis Michx. **   Scleria reticularis Michx. Scleria reticularis netted nutrush Scleria reticularis Michx. **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
9 Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. var. glomeratus Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. var. glomeratus Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. var. glomeratus **   Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. var. glomeratus Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. var. glomeratus **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
10 Polygala cruciata L. Polygala cruciata L. Polygala cruciata drumheads Polygala cruciata L. **   Polygala cruciata L. Polygala cruciata drumheads Polygala cruciata L. **   Herbaceous
0.01 %
        -none-
11 Sabatia difformis (L.) Druce Sabatia difformis (L.) Druce Sabatia difformis lanceleaf rose gentian Sabatia difformis (L.) Druce **   Sabatia difformis (L.) Druce Sabatia difformis lanceleaf rose gentian Sabatia difformis (L.) Druce **   Herbaceous
0.01 %
        -none-
12 Carex striata Michx. var. brevis Bailey Carex striata Michx. var. brevis Bailey Carex striata var. brevis Walter's sedge Carex striata Michx. var. brevis Bailey **   Carex striata Michx. var. brevis Bailey Carex striata var. brevis Walter's sedge Carex striata Michx. var. brevis Bailey **   Herbaceous
0.01 %
        -none-
13 Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Herbaceous
0.01 %
        -none-
14 Drosera filiformis Raf. Drosera filiformis Raf. Drosera filiformis threadleaf sundew Drosera filiformis Raf. **   Drosera filiformis Raf. Drosera filiformis threadleaf sundew Drosera filiformis Raf. **   Herbaceous
0.01 %
        -none-
15 Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq. in Sull. in Gray Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq. in Sull. in Gray Sphagnum cyclophyllum sphagnum Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq. in Sull. in Gray **   Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq. in Sull. in Gray Sphagnum cyclophyllum sphagnum Sphagnum cyclophyllum Sull. & Lesq. in Sull. in Gray **   Nonvascular
4 %
        -none-
16 Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
17 Sphagnum angermanicum Melin Sphagnum angermanicum Melin Sphagnum angermanicum Angerman's sphagnum Sphagnum angermanicum Melin **   Sphagnum angermanicum Melin Sphagnum angermanicum Angerman's sphagnum Sphagnum angermanicum Melin **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     62 %
Dwarf Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 3 %
Nonvascular     6 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
MIP Field assistant
KSW Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Muhlenbergia torreyana - Lobelia canbyi - Rhynchospora alba Wet Meadow       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 ?
O 0 m 17.8 m                     fine muck with roots, 10 YR 2/1, pH @ 15.2 cm = 4.4
A 17.8 m 30.5 m                     organically-stained fine-medium grain sand, 10 YR 2/1
E 30.5 m 50.8 m                     sand with small gravel (<1cm) quartzite, 10 YR 3/2, , pH @ 35.6 cm = 4.4
E 50.8 m 66 m                     sand and gravel


User Defined Values
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