085-DRGS-0004
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13201-{E645D1C0-E6E9-43DD-9A40-41C25195AEE3} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-DRGS-0004
Author Observation Code	085-DRGS-0004
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-77 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Middlesex region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	17 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Oct-1999
Observation End Date	05-Oct-1999
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
Method Narrative	Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover	50 %
Shrub Cover	30 %
Field Cover	70 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The habitat is an isolated sandy island in the extensive baldcypress-gum-ash swamps along Dragon Run. Typical southeast sandhill plants such as Carya pallida (dominant), Quercus margarettiae, and Solidago tarda occur here, but in peculiar mixture with more nutrient-demanding species characteristic of basic or calcareous habitats. Among the latter are Carya cordiformis, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis laevigata var. laevigata, Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus, Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia, (significantly disjunct from farther west), and Triosteum perfoliatum (not in plot). The source of soil nutrients supporting these species is ambiguous, but is probably related to underlying substrate conditions or geomorphic factors since the island is now too high in elevation to receive nutrient inputs from flooding.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Carya pallida Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     6 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 2 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 14 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Carex physorhyncha Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   Carex physorhyncha **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Solidago caesia var. caesia Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   Solidago caesia var. caesia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 19 Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 21 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Solidago ulmifolia Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Oxalis dillenii Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   Oxalis dillenii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Viburnum rufidulum Viburnum rufidulum **   Viburnum rufidulum **   Viburnum rufidulum **   Viburnum rufidulum **   Viburnum rufidulum **   Viburnum rufidulum **   Viburnum rufidulum **   Viburnum rufidulum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Clitoria mariana var. mariana Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   Clitoria mariana var. mariana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   Galium circaezans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Conyza canadensis Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   Conyza canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Fallopia cristata Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   Fallopia cristata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Quercus margarettae Quercus margarettae **   Quercus margarettae **   Quercus margarettae **   Quercus margarettae **   Quercus margarettae **   Quercus margarettae **   Quercus margarettae **   Quercus margarettae **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Viola subsinuata Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   Viola subsinuata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Agrimonia pubescens Agrimonia pubescens **   Agrimonia pubescens **   Agrimonia pubescens **   Agrimonia pubescens **   Agrimonia pubescens **   Agrimonia pubescens **   Agrimonia pubescens **   Agrimonia pubescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Symphyotrichum patens var. patens Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   Symphyotrichum patens var. patens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Cardamine hirsuta Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   Cardamine hirsuta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Ruellia caroliniensis Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Matelea sp. Matelea sp. **   Matelea sp. **   Matelea sp. **   Matelea sp. **   Matelea sp. **   Matelea sp. **   Matelea sp. **   Matelea sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Sisyrinchium angustifolium Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   Sisyrinchium angustifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Carya tomentosa Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   Carya tomentosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 52 Solidago tarda Solidago tarda **   Solidago tarda **   Solidago tarda **   Solidago tarda **   Solidago tarda **   Solidago tarda **   Solidago tarda **   Solidago tarda **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 53 Verbesina occidentalis Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   Verbesina occidentalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 54 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 55 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 56 Scutellaria elliptica Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   Scutellaria elliptica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 57 Bignonia capreolata Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 58 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 59 Boechera laevigata Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   Boechera laevigata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 60 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 61 Quercus nigra Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   Quercus nigra **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 62 Anemone americana Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   Anemone americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 63 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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