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A4 - FP
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? A4 - FP
Author Observation Code ? A4 - FP
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 ? 41.1 º
Longitude ? -74.9 º
Author Location ? Frog Pond
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) 41.07689, -74.81432; 2-SW) 41.07682, -74.81439; 3-NW) 41.07683, -74.81440
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 10
Permanence ? permanent plot
Layout Narrative ? Plot is 1 x 10 m, located 1.5-2.5 m along west side of transect.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 150 m
Slope Aspect ? 314 º
Slope Gradient ? 6 º
Topographic Position ? Basin floor
Landscape Narrative ? Soil Texture: Mineral - sandy clay, sandy clay loam Environmental Comments: In this zone there is some variability - some areas are dominated by Lysimachia, and then Eleocharis, but all the species associated are found in this plot. This is a very narrow band along the shore, only recently exposed.
Representativeness ? fair
Hydrologic Regime ? Intermittently flooded
Soil Moisture Regime ? mesic
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 4 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 25-Sep-1997
Observation End Date ? 25-Sep-1997
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: 
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Growthform1 Type ? Herbs
Growthform2 Type ? Other/unknown
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: calcareous sinkhole pond General Description: This community occurs in solution sinkholes on Allentown Dolomite with surficial deposits of glacial till/bedrock complex. Very rarely it will also occur on glacial outwash (kettles). Soils are shallow silt loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, or rarely silt marl, overlaying clay or bedrock. It may also occur, very rarely, on marly muck over peat. Small dolomite rocks are often present on the soil surface. The soils are periodically inundated and are categorized as somewhat poorly drained, poorly drained or very poorly drained. This pondshore community is seasonally flooded. The hydroperiod ranges from 4-14 weeks, averaging 8-10 weeks, with seasonal water level fluctuations as great as eighteen (18) feet in elevation. Slope is flat, gentle or moderate. Aspect is flat, north, northwest, northeast, south or southeast. A vegetation gradient often exists within this community type. The upper shore or narrow terrace of a pond may be dominated by Panicum longifolium, Carex pellita and Panicum lanuginosum var. tennesseense with scattered Aster racemosus and Boltonia asteroides var. asteroides. This graminoid and forb mix grades into a wide zone of the typical Boltonia-Aster-Mentha forb-dominated type mid-slope. Downslope it grades into the Panicum capillare - Cyperus strigosus graminoid zone with scattered Boltonia, Aster or Mentha. The zonation and species dominance vary temporally and spatially with changes in groundwater hydrology. This community is most often associated with the Platanus occidentalis – Fraxinus pennsylvanica – Ulmus americana / Cornus sericea floodplain terrace forest community, the Panicum capillare - Cyperus strigosus community and the Chara non-vascular aquatic community. Other associated species present but not in plot: Boltonia (~200-300 plants at N end, only 10-15 flowers), Ranunculus flabellaris (3 clusters), Lactuca floridana. Note: Great horned owl observed in adjacent forest.
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 Lysimachia nummularia L. Lysimachia nummularia L. Lysimachia nummularia creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia L. **   Lysimachia nummularia L. Lysimachia nummularia creeping jenny Lysimachia nummularia L. **   Herbaceous
45 %
        -none-
2 Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus L. **   Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperus strigosus strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus L. **   Herbaceous
25 %
        -none-
3 Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous
21 %
        -none-
4 Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. Eragrostis hypnoides teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. **   Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. Eragrostis hypnoides teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous
7 %
        -none-
5 Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Herbaceous
6 %
        -none-
6 Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. Bidens connata purplestem beggarticks Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. **   Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. Bidens connata purplestem beggarticks Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
7 Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
8 Penthorum sedoides L. Penthorum sedoides L. Penthorum sedoides ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides L. **   Penthorum sedoides L. Penthorum sedoides ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides L. **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
9 Bidens frondosa L. Bidens frondosa L. Bidens frondosa devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa L. **   Bidens frondosa L. Bidens frondosa devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
10 Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
11 Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees var. pubescens (Vasey) Lelong Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees var. pubescens (Vasey) Lelong Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees var. pubescens (Vasey) Lelong **   Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees var. pubescens (Vasey) Lelong Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum Bosc ex Nees var. pubescens (Vasey) Lelong **   Herbaceous
0.4 %
        -none-
12 Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. **   Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Acalypha rhomboidea Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. **   Herbaceous
0.25 %
        -none-
13 Polygonum punctatum Ell. Polygonum punctatum Ell. Polygonum punctatum dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum Ell. **   Polygonum punctatum Ell. Polygonum punctatum dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum Ell. **   Herbaceous
0.25 %
        -none-
14 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
0.2 %
        -none-
15 Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. Eragrostis frankii sandbar lovegrass Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. **   Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. Eragrostis frankii sandbar lovegrass Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. **   Herbaceous
0.1 %
        -none-
16 Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg. Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg. Aster lucidulus Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg. **   Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg. **   Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg. Aster lucidulus Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg. **   Aster lucidulus (Gray) Wieg. **   Herbaceous
0.1 %
        -none-
17 Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis ovata ovate spikerush Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis ovata ovate spikerush Eleocharis ovata (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous
0.05 %
        -none-
18 Panicum capillare L. Panicum capillare L. Panicum capillare witchgrass Panicum capillare L. **   Panicum capillare L. Panicum capillare witchgrass Panicum capillare L. **   Herbaceous
0.005 %
        -none-
19 Hypnum lindbergii Mitt. Hypnum lindbergii Mitt. Hypnum lindbergii Lindberg's hypnum moss Hypnum lindbergii Mitt. **   Hypnum lindbergii Mitt. Hypnum lindbergii Lindberg's hypnum moss Hypnum lindbergii Mitt. **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous      
Nonvascular      
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
KSW Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Boltonia montana - Symphyotrichum racemosum - Mentha arvensis 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 ?
A 0 m 15.2 m                     10YR 3/1 silty clay loam, pH at 15.2 cm = 6.8 (blue) and 7.0 (red)
B 15.2 m 25.4 m                     10YR 3/1 with gley1 6/5 GY small mottles, silty clay loam
B 25.4 m 30.5 m                     2.5Y 5/1 with 3/1 and 5/6 mottles, sandy clay loam
B 30.5 m 45.7 m                     5/5GY with 2.5 Y 5/6 small mottles, heavy (sands) clay, pH at 35.6 cm = 7.0 (blue) and 7.2 (red)


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