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085-YRSP-0009
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16116-{AACFD105-AC32-44D1-A7F2-9F8472402975}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-YRSP-0009
Author Observation Code ? 085-YRSP-0009
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 37 º
Longitude ? -77 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: James City
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 16 x 25 m
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 18 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? plain/level/bottom
Landform ? ravine
Hydrologic Regime ? non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime ? hygric
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 12-Sep-2006
Observation End Date ? 12-Sep-2006
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 ? 31 m
Shrub Height ? 5 m
Field Height ? 5 m
Tree Cover ? 80 %
Shrub Cover ? 50 %
Field Cover ? 65 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 1 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Narrow stream bottom with variable seepage inputs. Plot includes both a muck-filled hollow and a slightly higher sandy terrace. Shells were exposed in the main streambank upstream from plot. The abundance of the calciphilic shrub Dirca palustris in this and other seepage swamps of York River State Park is noteworthy.
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 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
41.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-  
37.5 %
7      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s)
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
4 Dirca palustris Dirca palustris **   Dirca palustris **   Dirca palustris **   Dirca palustris **   Dirca palustris **   Dirca palustris **   Dirca palustris **   Dirca palustris **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 Pilea fontana Pilea fontana **   Pilea fontana **   Pilea fontana **   Pilea fontana **   Pilea fontana **   Pilea fontana **   Pilea fontana **   Pilea fontana **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Nyssa biflora Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   -all-  
17.5 %
6      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem
7 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
8 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s)
stem stem
9 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
10 Packera aurea Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   Packera aurea **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
11 Carex amphibola Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   Carex amphibola **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
12 Bidens laevis Bidens laevis **   Bidens laevis **   Bidens laevis **   Bidens laevis **   Bidens laevis **   Bidens laevis **   Bidens laevis **   Bidens laevis **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
13 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-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s)
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
14 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
15 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
16 Cornus stricta Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
17 Decumaria barbara Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
18 Carex gracillima Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   Carex gracillima **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
19 Scirpus lineatus Scirpus lineatus **   Scirpus lineatus **   Scirpus lineatus **   Scirpus lineatus **   Scirpus lineatus **   Scirpus lineatus **   Scirpus lineatus **   Scirpus lineatus **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
20 Poa autumnalis Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   Poa autumnalis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
21 Vaccinium fuscatum Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
22 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
23 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
24 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
25 Juncus effusus var. solutus Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
26 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
27 Brachyelytrum erectum Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   Brachyelytrum erectum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
28 Amphicarpaea bracteata Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   Amphicarpaea bracteata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
29 Carex radiata Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   Carex radiata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
30 Vitis cinerea Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
31 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
32 Galium triflorum Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   Galium triflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
33 Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   Symphyotrichum lateriflorum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
34 Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
35 Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
36 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-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
37 Carex styloflexa Carex styloflexa **   Carex styloflexa **   Carex styloflexa **   Carex styloflexa **   Carex styloflexa **   Carex styloflexa **   Carex styloflexa **   Carex styloflexa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
38 Platanthera clavellata Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   Platanthera clavellata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
39 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
40 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
41 Carex blanda Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   Carex blanda **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
42 Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
43 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
44 Chasmanthium laxum Chasmanthium laxum **   Chasmanthium laxum **   Chasmanthium laxum **   Chasmanthium laxum **   Chasmanthium laxum **   Chasmanthium laxum **   Chasmanthium laxum **   Chasmanthium laxum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
45 Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   Carex bromoides ssp. bromoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
46 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
47 Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
48 Carex crinita Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   Carex crinita **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
49 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
50 Goodyera pubescens Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
51 Cicuta maculata var. maculata Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   Cicuta maculata var. maculata **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
52 Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
53 Morella cerifera Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
54 Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   Quercus muehlenbergii **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
55 Pinus taeda Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
56 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
57 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-  
0.05 %
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 ?
Acer rubrum - Fraxinus pennsylvanica / Packera aurea - Carex bromoides - Pilea fontana 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       0.709999978542328 %           5.90000009536743 3.30999994277954 100 % Sand in and along stream channel. Organic muck in hollows. Water at or near surface


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Deer browse, hurricane damage.


User Defined Values
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