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085-MNBP-0038
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14880-{CEDC5672-55C4-48D1-8207-C773E64BEF0B}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-MNBP-0038
Author Observation Code ? 085-MNBP-0038
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 39 º
Longitude ? -78 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Prince William
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 6.67 x 15 m
Area ? 100
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 53 m
Slope Aspect ? 50 º
Slope Gradient ? 75 º
Topographic Position ? lower slope
Landform ? cliff/escarpment/face
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? submesic
Soil Drainage ? rapidly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 22-Jun-2005
Observation End Date ? 22-Jun-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 ? 100
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Tree Height ? 6 m
Tree Cover ? 15 %
Shrub Cover ? 12 %
Field Cover ? 25 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 45 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Plot captures the vegetation of a small cliff of red Triassic siltstone (Ball's Bluff Formation) undercut by Bull Run. Although open, a northeast aspect fosters submesic conditions. Vegetation is fairly diverse, rooting in numerous holes, crevices, and moss- or humus-covered shelves. Microstegium vimineum has established itself with some abundance, even in rock crevices. This vegetation is well below minimum mapping unit size (0.5 ha) for the project, but is rather distinctive and recurs on similar outcrops throughout the northern Virginia Triassic Basin.
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 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
2 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
3 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 ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
4 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
5 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
6 Microstegium vimineum Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   Microstegium vimineum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
7 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
8 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
9 Stellaria media Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   Stellaria media **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
10 Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   Rhus aromatica var. aromatica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
11 Sedum ternatum Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   Sedum ternatum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa ssp. obtusa **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
13 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
14 Carex amphibola Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
15 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
16 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
17 Symphyotrichum cordifolium Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   Symphyotrichum cordifolium **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
18 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
19 Micranthes virginiensis Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   Micranthes virginiensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
20 Rubus pensilvanicus Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
21 Heuchera americana Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   Heuchera americana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
22 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
23 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
24 Hypericum punctatum Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
25 Solidago ulmifolia Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   Solidago ulmifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Vitis vulpina Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   Vitis vulpina **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Plantago rugelii Plantago rugelii **   Plantago rugelii **   Plantago rugelii **   Plantago rugelii **   Plantago rugelii **   Plantago rugelii **   Plantago rugelii **   Plantago rugelii **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Glechoma hederacea Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   Glechoma hederacea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   Viburnum prunifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
34 Geum canadense Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   Geum canadense **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
35 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
36 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
37 Melilotus officinalis Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   Melilotus officinalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
38 Phytolacca americana var. americana Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
39 Bromus pubescens Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   Bromus pubescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
40 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
41 Sphenopholis nitida Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   Sphenopholis nitida **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
42 Lysimachia ciliata Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   Lysimachia ciliata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
43 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
44 Cerastium nutans Cerastium nutans **   Cerastium nutans **   Cerastium nutans **   Cerastium nutans **   Cerastium nutans **   Cerastium nutans **   Cerastium nutans **   Cerastium nutans **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
45 Carex rosea Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   Carex rosea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
46 Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   Aquilegia canadensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
47 Morus alba Morus alba **   Morus alba **   Morus alba **   Morus alba **   Morus alba **   Morus alba **   Morus alba **   Morus alba **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
48 Agrimonia rostellata Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   Agrimonia rostellata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
49 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
50 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
51 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
52 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
53 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
54 Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   Ranunculus abortivus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
55 Oxalis stricta Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   Oxalis stricta **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
56 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
57 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
58 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
59 Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
60 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   Pilea pumila **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
61 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
62 Galium aparine Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   Galium aparine **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
63 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
64 Luzula echinata Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
65 Lycopus virginicus Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   Lycopus virginicus **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
66 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
67 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
68 Acalypha virginica Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   Acalypha virginica **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
69 Bidens aristosa Bidens aristosa **   Bidens aristosa **   Bidens aristosa **   Bidens aristosa **   Bidens aristosa **   Bidens aristosa **   Bidens aristosa **   Bidens aristosa **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
70 forb sp. forb sp. **   forb sp. **   forb sp. **   forb sp. **   forb sp. **   forb sp. **   forb sp. **   forb sp. **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Fleming, Gary Field assistant
Taverna, Kristin Author
Taverna, Kristin Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-2006
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Hydrangea arborescens / Sedum ternatum - Polypodium virginianum Cliff Shrubland 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       1.6599999666214 %           5.19999980926514 7.84000015258789 94.1600036621094 % Soil absent from most of plot; sample collected from a small, colluvial toe at base of cliff. Medium-brown clay loam.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   at least the lower portion of the habitat is periodically flood-scoured


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot