C7 - Muckshaw
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	C7 - Muckshaw
Author Observation Code	C7 - Muckshaw
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
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Confidentiality Status	10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude	41 º
Longitude	-74.7 º
Author Location	Muckshaw Ponds #2
State or Province	New Jersey
Country	United States
Named Places	continent: North America area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: New Jersey county: Sussex quadrangle: Newton West
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	GPS readings for other 3 plot corners: 1-SE) 41.02618, -74.78398; 2-SW) 41.02618, -74.784; 3-NW) 41.02623, -74.78399
Shape	Rectangular
Area	10 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	Plot is 5 x 2 m, located at 123-125m, along north side of transect.
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landscape Narrative	Soil Texture: Mineral - silt
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Representativeness	good
Soil Moisture Regime	hydric
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Oct-1997
Observation End Date	17-Oct-1997
Project	NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	10 m²
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:
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Growthform1 Type	Herbs
Growthform1 Cover	96.3 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Community Type: calcareous sinkhole pond General Description: This open, forb-dominated vegetation is currently described from the Ridge and Valley Province of New Jersey. It occurs on the slopes of calcareous sinkhole ponds formed in dolomite with surficial deposits of glacial till, with soils comprised of silt loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay, overlaying clay or bedrock. Other associated species present but not in plot: Polygonum persicaria, Scirpus acutus, Xanthium.

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 Panicum capillare L. Panicum capillare L. Panicum capillare witchgrass Panicum capillare L. **   Panicum capillare L. Panicum capillare witchgrass Panicum capillare L. **   Herbaceous 30 %         -none- 2 Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria septentrionalis floating mannagrass Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. **   Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. Glyceria septentrionalis floating mannagrass Glyceria septentrionalis A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 3 Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus L. **   Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus L. **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 4 Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. **   Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 5 Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. muricata Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. muricata Echinochloa muricata var. muricata rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. muricata **   Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. muricata Echinochloa muricata var. muricata rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. muricata **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 6 Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 7 Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Boltonia montana J.F. Townsend & V. Karaman-Castro, sp. nov. **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.2 %         -none- 10 Lycopus amplectens Raf. Lycopus amplectens Raf. Lycopus amplectens clasping water horehound Lycopus amplectens Raf. **   Lycopus amplectens Raf. Lycopus amplectens clasping water horehound Lycopus amplectens Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     96.3 %
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