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
From Hampton Rd. at Hampton Furnace, cross Batsto Creek and continue 1.1 miles. Turn right towards High Crossing. Park at railroad tracks and follow tracks S about 200'. Ponds are adjacent to tracks on the N side.
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
Shrub
Growthform1 Type
Shrubs
Growthform2 Type
Herbs
Growthform3 Type
Moss
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Community Type: coastal plain pond (Chamaedaphne calyculata pond edge community)
Community Description: Pondshore community dominated by Chamaedaphne calyculata, with significant amounts of Vaccinium corymbosum and Leucothoe racemosa. Carex striata var. brevis is scattered beneath / throughout. In areas of hummocky topography, shrubs are found growing on hummocks surrounded by standing water. At this time, much of the community is flooded, perhaps in part due to recent fire. There is as much as 10 cm of water in some spots. This shrub zone is continuous around the pond edge.
Note: This aggregated plot data comes from the following observation points - A5, B5, C5, D5
