HF03
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	HF03
Author Observation Code	HF03
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	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	42 º
Longitude	-75 º
Author Location	Hidden Fen
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 East
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	plotless - latitude and longitude coordinates roughly approximate the survey area
Environment Fields:
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Description: The site is situated in a wide valley of the Wildcat Brook and is bordered by upland limestone forest to the SE and lowland Acer rubrum swamp and Acer-Populus lowland forest to the south. To the east of the fen complex lies an extensive Typha-dominated wetland (formerly fen) and to the west is Old Prospect Road and residential development on large lots. A beaver-impounded fen lies to the N and E of the large turfy juniper fen. Fen communities present include: turfy juniper, marl seep, shrub carr and deep peat. Area has been historically ditched and grazed. Surrounding upland is largely residential. Surrounding wetland valley is in very good condition. Landscape Structure and Extent: Adjacent communities include Acer-Populus-Juniperus lowland forest, Typha marsh, and Quercus uplands.
Percent Rock / Gravel	2.5 %
Successional Status	A few scattered, moderately-sized Acer rubrum are indicative of the next stage in succession
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Oct-2000
Observation End Date	18-Oct-2000
Project	NJ Mark Wong
Cover Method	Braun-Blanquet
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Community Description: This is an open shrub carr adjacent to a marl seep lowland Acer rubrum-Juniperus-Populus grandidentata, and limestone oak dominated uplands. Species Composition and Biological Structure: This is a fairly even, narrow band that runs along the edge of a marl seep fen and Acer rubrum lowlands.

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 Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron vernix poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron vernix poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 3       -none- 2 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Tall Shrub 15 % 2       -none- 3 Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra slippery elm Ulmus rubra Muhl. **   Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmus rubra slippery elm Ulmus rubra Muhl. **   Tall Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 4 Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Tall Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 5 Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 6 Alnus incana (L.) Moench Alnus incana (L.) Moench Alnus incana gray alder Alnus incana (L.) Moench **   Alnus incana (L.) Moench Alnus incana gray alder Alnus incana (L.) Moench **   Tall Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 7 Betula pumila L. Betula pumila L. Betula pumila bog birch Betula pumila L. **   Betula pumila L. Betula pumila bog birch Betula pumila L. **   Short Shrub 62.5 % 4       -none- 8 Salix L. Salix L. Salix willow Salix L. **   Salix L. Salix willow Salix L. **   Short Shrub 15 % 2       -none- 9 Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. **   Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. **   Short Shrub 15 % 2       -none- 10 Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. Morella pensylvanica northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. **   Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. Morella pensylvanica northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica (Mirbel) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined. **   Short Shrub 15 % 2       -none- 11 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Short Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 12 Cornus stolonifera Michx. Cornus stolonifera Michx. Cornus stolonifera Cornus stolonifera Michx. **   Cornus stolonifera Michx. **   Cornus stolonifera Michx. Cornus stolonifera Cornus stolonifera Michx. **   Cornus stolonifera Michx. **   Short Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 13 Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood Cornus amomum P. Mill. **   Cornus amomum P. Mill. Cornus amomum silky dogwood Cornus amomum P. Mill. **   Short Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 14 Cornus racemosa Lam. Cornus racemosa Lam. Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Cornus racemosa Lam. **   Cornus racemosa Lam. Cornus racemosa gray dogwood Cornus racemosa Lam. **   Short Shrub 2.55 % 1       -none- 15 Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz **   DAFRF Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. ssp. floribunda (Pursh) Kartesz **   DAFRF Dwarf Shrub 15 % 2       -none- 16 Carex stricta Lam. Carex stricta Lam. Carex stricta upright sedge Carex stricta Lam. **   Carex stricta Lam. Carex stricta upright sedge Carex stricta Lam. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 3       -none- 17 Typha latifolia L. Typha latifolia L. Typha latifolia broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia L. **   Typha latifolia L. Typha latifolia broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia L. **   Herbaceous 2.55 % 1       -none- 18 Osmunda regalis L. Osmunda regalis L. Osmunda regalis royal fern Osmunda regalis L. **   Osmunda regalis L. Osmunda regalis royal fern Osmunda regalis L. **   Herbaceous 0.075 % +       -none- 19 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Nonvascular 15 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub       Short Shrub       Dwarf Shrub       Herbaceous       Nonvascular
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