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A4 - Siloam Bog
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? A4 - Siloam Bog
Author Observation Code ? A4 - Siloam Bog
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 ? 1 km radius (nearest 0.01 degree)
Latitude ? 40.19 º
Longitude ? -74.34 º
Author Location ? Siloam Bog (aka, Turkey Swamp)
Location Narrative ? Site is 0.15 miles south of Siloam. From Siloam, travel 0.15 miles south to pond on east side of road. Ask permission to park in drive just north of 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: Monmouth
quadrangle: Adelphia
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Plotless
Permanence ? not permanent
Layout Narrative ? plotless - latitude and longitude coordinates approximate the survey area
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 45.7 m
Elevation Range ? 0.61 m
Landscape Narrative ? Soil Description: silt over fine sand Landscape Description: This is part of a 2-acre pondshore community in 3.9-acre floristically diverse coastal plain intermittent pond in good condition, formerly a cranberry bog, surrounded by good quality deciduous forested wetlands that extends east. Rhexia virginica - Panicum verrucosum Herbaceous Vegetation dominates the central to upper zones of the pond (A2, A3, A4). The adjacent upper pondshore (A5) along the northern edge of the pond is dominated by Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, with Panicum verrucosum, Rhexia mariana, Juncus canadensis and scattered Cephalanthus occidentalis. A band of Cephalanthus occidentalis grows along the northern edge of the pond and a few shrubs are scattered in the center of the pond. A dense shrub and forested wetland zone (A1) surrounds the pond dominated by Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica and Vaccinium corymbosum, with Quercus alba, Q. palustris, Liquidambar styraciflua, Pinus rigida, Smilax rotundifolia, Clethra alnifolia and Gaultheria procumbens. Route 527 is immediately west of the site, but forested wetlands extend east into Turkey Swamp. Homes, golf courses and some agricultural fields and cranberry bogs occupy the surrounding area, but forested wetlands associated with the South Branch and Turkey Swamp are the dominant feature of the surrounding buffer area. Physiographic Province: Outer Coastal Plain Watershed Code: 02040301030
Percent Litter ? 0.5 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 30 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 19-Aug-2002
Observation End Date ? 19-Aug-2002
Project ? NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
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
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Community Type: coastal plain pond Community Description: Good quality herbaceous pondshore community occurring in the central to upper zones of a coastal plain intermittent pond. Community occurrence is made up of three somewhat distinct patches, a small Fimbristylis autumnalis-dominated patch near the center, a large Panicum verrucosum-dominated patch from the center to middle zones and a Juncus canadensis and Rhexia mariana-dominated patch on the upper pondshore in the southern portion of the pond that likely vary spatially and temporally. Fimbristylis autumnalis dominates the center of the pond (A4) with 30% cover, with an unidentified Panicum (20%), Panicum verrucosum (10%), Rhexia mariana (3%), Hypericum sp. (3%), Hypericum c.f. denticulatum (2%) and 30% bare ground (dry, cracked silt above fine sand). The middle zone (A3) of the pond is dominated by Panicum verrucosum (55%), with Rhexia mariana (4%), less than 1% Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum sp., Hypericum c.f. mutilum, Hypericum sp., Schizachyrium scoparium, Fimbristylis autumnalis, Xyris c.f. torta, Euthamia tenuifolia, Paspalum c.f. dissectum, Rhynchospora sp., scattered Cephalanthus occidentalis, 30% bare soil (sand) and 5% duff. The upper pondshore (A2) is dominated by Juncus canadensis (50%) and Rhexia mariana (30%), with Panicum verrucosum (8%), Juncus c.f. effusus (2%), Sphagnum sp. (3%), less than 1% Acer rubrum seedlings, Euthamia tenuifolia, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Dichanthelium scabriusculum, Smilax rotundifolia seedlings, Schizachyrium scoparium, and 20% leaf litter (no bare soil). Muck overlying sand in Fimbristylis-zone, with surficial sand elsewhere. Underlying substrate is sand and clay of the Lower Member. No standing water, dry cracked soil surface on survey date. Full sun exposure with virtually no slope in central zone and small (2-4ยบ) slope along upper pondshore. Note: Although the whole 3.9-acre pond was mapped for this occurrence, Rhexia virginica - Panicum verrucosum Herbaceous Vegetation occupies approximately 2 acres of the pond.
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 Fimbristylis Vahl Fimbristylis Vahl Fimbristylis fimbry Fimbristylis Vahl **   Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) Roem. & Schult. Fimbristylis autumnalis Fimbristylis Vahl **   FIAU2 Herbaceous
30 %
        -none-
2 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
20 %
        -none-
3 Panicum verrucosum Muhl. Panicum verrucosum Muhl. Panicum verrucosum warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum Muhl. **   Panicum verrucosum Muhl. Panicum verrucosum warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum Muhl. **   Herbaceous
10 %
        -none-
4 Rhexia mariana L. Rhexia mariana L. Rhexia mariana Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana L. **   Rhexia mariana L. Rhexia mariana Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana L. **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
5 Hypericum L. Hypericum L. Hypericum St. Johnswort Hypericum L. **   Hypericum L. Hypericum St. Johnswort Hypericum L. **   Herbaceous
3 %
        -none-
6 Hypericum denticulatum Walt. Hypericum denticulatum Walt. Hypericum denticulatum coppery St. Johnswort Hypericum denticulatum Walt. **   Hypericum denticulatum Walt. Hypericum denticulatum coppery St. Johnswort Hypericum denticulatum Walt. **   Herbaceous
2 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Adamson Plot author
KSW Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Rhexia virginica - Panicum verrucosum Marsh       no
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