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085-FSMP-0028
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13589-{FC5043A9-13CF-448F-A7BE-553E8AAC062C}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-FSMP-0028
Author Observation Code ? 085-FSMP-0028
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -77 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Spotsylvania
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 16 x 25 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 24 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 1 º
Topographic Position ? plain/level/bottom
Landform ? undulating/flat plain
Hydrologic Regime ? non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime ? subhydric
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 31-May-2005
Observation End Date ? 31-May-2005
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
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Tree Height ? 32 m
Shrub Height ? 6 m
Field Height ? 6 m
Tree Cover ? 90 %
Shrub Cover ? 70 %
Field Cover ? 40 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 5 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Similar to plot FSMP018 and one of a series of stands of oak-dominated, saturated forest that occupy an extensive, low flat north of Lee Drive in Fredericksburg-Spotsylvania National Military Park. Located right on the inner edge of the Coastal Plain, this site probably represents a former (Pleistocene?) base level of the Rappahannock River, which is located ca. 2.0 km to the northeast. The site does not flood from overland flow, but is saturated by perched groundwater for a significant portion of the year. The vegetation is an exemplary hydrophytic oak forest dominated by Quercus michauxii and Q. phellos, and containing a mixture of "swamp" and "bog" species.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Quercus michauxii Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   Quercus michauxii **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
45.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     9 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
4 Viburnum nudum Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
5 Carex seorsa Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   Carex seorsa **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
7 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s)
stem stem stem
8 Vaccinium formosum Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
9 Quercus phellos Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
10 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
11 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 Eubotrys racemosa Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
13 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
15 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     2 stem(s)
stem stem
16 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Magnolia virginiana Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   Rhododendron viscosum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Carex intumescens Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   Carex intumescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Lycopus virginicus Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Carex abscondita Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   Carex abscondita **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Woodwardia areolata Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Viburnum dentatum Viburnum dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-2007
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus (phellos, michauxii) / Ilex opaca / Clethra alnifolia / Woodwardia areolata Wet Forest 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown       8.40999984741211 %           3.90000009536743 16.9699993133545 11.1700000762939 % 0-20 cm: muck with leaf litter layered in 20+ cm: silty clay, medium grey.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   None noted


User Defined Values
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