A3 - Stafford Rail
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	A3 - Stafford Rail
Author Observation Code	A3 - Stafford Rail
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	39.7 º
Longitude	-74.3 º
Author Location	Stafford Forge at Rail Branch
Location Narrative	From Rt. 539, take Forge Rd., east for ~ 3000', turn left on dirt track, follow to T-intersection, go right. Follow for 300'.
State or Province	New Jersey
Country	United States
Named Places	continent: North America area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: New Jersey county: Ocean quadrangle: West Creek
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	25 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	Plot is 5 m x 5 m. Latitude and longitude coordinates are taken from approximate plot center.
Environment Fields:
Elevation	9.14 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landscape Narrative	Soil Texture: Organic - peat; Mineral - sand Von Post Scale of Peat Decomposition: H7 Horizon Type: Mor pH of Mineral Soil: 5.8 at 40 cm Local Topography: Hummocky where there are shrubs. Watershed: Barnegat Bay Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Moisture Regime	hydric
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-2008
Observation End Date	04-Aug-2008
Project	NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	25 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
Growthform2 Type	Dwarf-shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Community Type: Pine Barrens savanna (reverting from abandoned cranberry bog) Community Description: Upper, drier edges are dominated by Carex striata var. brevis, Rhynchospora gracilenta and Panicum sp. Upper (northern) corner of bog is bordered by a pitch pine lowland (Pinus rigida - Acer rubrum - Ilex glabra). Soil sampled here.

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 Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida pitch pine Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida pitch pine Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Tall Shrub 4 %         -none- 2 Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench **   Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench **   Dwarf Shrub 8 %         -none- 3 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 1 %         -none- 4 Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra inkberry Ilex glabra (L.) Gray **   Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra inkberry Ilex glabra (L.) Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 1 %         -none- 5 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 0.5 %         -none- 6 Rhynchospora gracilenta Gray Rhynchospora gracilenta Gray Rhynchospora gracilenta slender beaksedge Rhynchospora gracilenta Gray **   Rhynchospora gracilenta Gray Rhynchospora gracilenta slender beaksedge Rhynchospora gracilenta Gray **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 7 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 20 %         -none- 8 Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fern. & Gale Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fern. & Gale Rhynchospora chalarocephala loosehead beaksedge Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fern. & Gale **   Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fern. & Gale Rhynchospora chalarocephala loosehead beaksedge Rhynchospora chalarocephala Fern. & Gale **   Herbaceous 15 %         -none- 9 Eleocharis tuberculosa (Michx.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis tuberculosa (Michx.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis tuberculosa cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa (Michx.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Eleocharis tuberculosa (Michx.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis tuberculosa cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa (Michx.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 12 %         -none- 10 Panicum L. Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass Panicum L. **   Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass Panicum L. **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 11 Rhexia virginica L. Rhexia virginica L. Rhexia virginica handsome Harry Rhexia virginica L. **   Rhexia virginica L. Rhexia virginica handsome Harry Rhexia virginica L. **   Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 12 Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. **   Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 13 Muhlenbergia uniflora (Muhl.) Fern. Muhlenbergia uniflora (Muhl.) Fern. Muhlenbergia uniflora bog muhly Muhlenbergia uniflora (Muhl.) Fern. **   Muhlenbergia uniflora (Muhl.) Fern. Muhlenbergia uniflora bog muhly Muhlenbergia uniflora (Muhl.) Fern. **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 14 Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. Dulichium arundinaceum threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. **   Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. Dulichium arundinaceum threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britt. **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 15 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 2 %         -none- 16 Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urban Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urban Eleocharis flavescens yellow spikerush Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urban **   Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urban Eleocharis flavescens yellow spikerush Eleocharis flavescens (Poir.) Urban **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 17 Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. **   Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 18 Panicum verrucosum Muhl. Panicum verrucosum Muhl. Panicum verrucosum warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum Muhl. **   Panicum verrucosum Muhl. Panicum verrucosum warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum Muhl. **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott Peltandra virginica green arrow arum Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott **   Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott Peltandra virginica green arrow arum Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 20 Viola lanceolata L. Viola lanceolata L. Viola lanceolata bog white violet Viola lanceolata L. **   Viola lanceolata L. Viola lanceolata bog white violet Viola lanceolata L. **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 21 Nymphaea odorata Ait. Nymphaea odorata Ait. Nymphaea odorata American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata Ait. **   Nymphaea odorata Ait. Nymphaea odorata American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata Ait. **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 22 Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. Sagittaria engelmanniana Engelmann's arrowhead Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. **   Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. Sagittaria engelmanniana Engelmann's arrowhead Sagittaria engelmanniana J.G. Sm. **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Lobelia nuttallii J.A. Schultes Lobelia nuttallii J.A. Schultes Lobelia nuttallii Nuttall's lobelia Lobelia nuttallii J.A. Schultes **   Lobelia nuttallii J.A. Schultes Lobelia nuttallii Nuttall's lobelia Lobelia nuttallii J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. Andropogon glomeratus bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. **   Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. Andropogon glomeratus bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus (Walt.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Xyris difformis Chapman Xyris difformis Chapman Xyris difformis bog yelloweyed grass Xyris difformis Chapman **   Xyris difformis Chapman Xyris difformis bog yelloweyed grass Xyris difformis Chapman **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Drosera filiformis Raf. Drosera filiformis Raf. Drosera filiformis threadleaf sundew Drosera filiformis Raf. **   Drosera filiformis Raf. Drosera filiformis threadleaf sundew Drosera filiformis Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy **   Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy Lachnanthes caroliana Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana (Lam.) Dandy **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Andropogon virginicus L. Andropogon virginicus broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Hypericum canadense L. Hypericum canadense L. Hypericum canadense lesser Canadian St. Johnswort Hypericum canadense L. **   Hypericum canadense L. Hypericum canadense lesser Canadian St. Johnswort Hypericum canadense L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub       Dwarf Shrub       Herbaceous       Nonvascular
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