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085-GFNP-0041
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13677-{C3293568-F854-4724-8BBC-A51DE54A1CEE}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-GFNP-0041
Author Observation Code ? 085-GFNP-0041
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 39 º
Longitude ? -77 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Fairfax
county: Fairfax
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 16 x 25 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 48 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 1 º
Topographic Position ? plain/level/bottom
Landform ? seep/swale/non-alluvial bottom
Hydrologic Regime ? non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime ? hygric
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 10-Jun-2004
Observation End Date ? 10-Jun-2004
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 ? 30 m
Shrub Height ? 5 m
Field Height ? 1 m
Tree Cover ? 85 %
Shrub Cover ? 45 %
Field Cover ? 90 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 6 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Plot captures a forested wetland located on a bedrock terrace above the Potomac River. This site likely represents an oxbow of a Pleistocene channel of the river. Abundant groundwater draining through adjacent slopes on both sides is apparently forced to the surface by the underlying bedrock stratigraphy of the terrace (A.H. Fleming, pers. comm.). Symplocarpus foetidus dominates the vernal aspect of the herb layer while Saururus cernuus assumes dominance in the summer. This site may be inundated by rare, catastrophic (100-year class) floods. Mean groundwater pH (5 samples) = 5.94. Mean groundwater temperature (deg. C, 5 samples) = 14.49.
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 Symplocarpus foetidus Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   Symplocarpus foetidus **   -all-  
62.5 %
8       -none-
2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
62.5 %
8      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
41.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
47.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
47.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
79.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   Ilex verticillata **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     25 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
4 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
67.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem
6 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
7 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     1 stem(s)
stem
8 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
9 Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
10 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
11 Carya cordiformis Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   Carya cordiformis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
12 Glyceria striata var. striata Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
13 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
15 Vitis labrusca Vitis labrusca **   Vitis labrusca **   Vitis labrusca **   Vitis labrusca **   Vitis labrusca **   Vitis labrusca **   Vitis labrusca **   Vitis labrusca **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
16 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
17 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
18 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
19 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
20 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
21 Poa trivialis Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   Poa trivialis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Rosa palustris Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   Rosa palustris **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Geum canadense Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Celastrus orbiculatus Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   Celastrus orbiculatus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Lycopus virginicus Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Athyrium asplenioides Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   Athyrium asplenioides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
34 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
35 Persicaria arifolia Persicaria arifolia **   Persicaria arifolia **   Persicaria arifolia **   Persicaria arifolia **   Persicaria arifolia **   Persicaria arifolia **   Persicaria arifolia **   Persicaria arifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
36 Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
37 Poa cuspidata Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   Poa cuspidata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
38 Persicaria punctata Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
39 Cardamine pensylvanica Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   Cardamine pensylvanica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
40 Carex laevivaginata Carex laevivaginata **   Carex laevivaginata **   Carex laevivaginata **   Carex laevivaginata **   Carex laevivaginata **   Carex laevivaginata **   Carex laevivaginata **   Carex laevivaginata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
41 Cryptotaenia canadensis Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   Cryptotaenia canadensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
42 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
43 Quercus palustris Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   Quercus palustris **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
44 Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   Circaea canadensis ssp. canadensis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
45 Pinus sp. Pinus sp. **   Pinus sp. **   Pinus sp. **   Pinus sp. **   Pinus sp. **   Pinus sp. **   Pinus sp. **   Pinus sp. **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
46 Sanicula odorata Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   Sanicula odorata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
47 Bidens comosa Bidens comosa **   Bidens comosa **   Bidens comosa **   Bidens comosa **   Bidens comosa **   Bidens comosa **   Bidens comosa **   Bidens comosa **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Riley, Erin Field assistant
Johnson, Catherine Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Author
Milton, Mikaila Field assistant
Fleming, Gary Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Oct-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Acer rubrum - Fraxinus (pennsylvanica, americana) / Lindera benzoin / Symplocarpus foetidus Swamp 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       7.09999990463257 %   38.2200012207031 % 40.3400001525879 % 21.4400005340576 %   5.09999990463257 11.8299999237061 54.9500007629395 % Soil variable. Litter thin to absent over much of plot. A-horizon soil is a mucky silt.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Parking lot and picnic area is located ~ 30 m north of plot.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot