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
Average Soil Texture: Organic - peat; Mineral - sand
Von Post scale of peat decomposition: H5
Organic Horizon Type: Mor
pH of Organic Soil: 5.4 at 2 cm
pH of Mineral Soil: 5.4 at 15 cm
Organic Horizon Depth: 5 cm
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
Shrubs
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Community Type: interdunal swale
General Description: Low-lying swale - one of a series of interconnected swales separated by walls of shrubs. Saturated. Dominated by Thelypteris palustris. Rosa carolina has colonized W end of swale. Toxicodendron radicans is found scattered throughout. Osmunda regalis and Hibiscus moscheutos is found on hummocks. Thick net of roots covers the surface of the swale.
Community Description: NE-SW-oriented oval/linear depression. One of a series of interconnecting depressions surrounded by shrubs. Dunes lie to the E and W of these wetlands. Other wetlands are mostly similar, a few are wetter and 1 or 2 are being invaded by Phragmites. This may be the site of a blow out during a bad storm. No disturbance. Vegetation is dominated by Thelypteris palustris, which has a thick network of wiry roots. Soil is sand with a few cm of peat and roots on top. Water table is at 7 cm.
