19 October 2022.
Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Locality: Plants growing near the confluence of Springers Brook and Mullica River in Wharton State Forest around wetlands and associated woodlands accessed off of an unnamed road from Stokes Road. Plants are common but scattered on the edges and in the understory of low-lying wet woodlands.
Coordinates: 39.7286, -74.6780
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Elevation: 7m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants are growing in part-shade to shade of mixed deciduous and evergreen forests on moist slopes to occasionally wet low-lying areas fed by Springers Brook.
Soils: The underlying geology of this area is the Cohansey Formation of middle Miocene origin and comprised of sand, white to yellow with local gravel and clay. It is sometimes locally stained red or orange brown by iron oxides and (or) cemented into large blocks of ironstone. Unweathered clay is typically dark gray, but commonly weathers white, where interbedded with thin beds of ironstone. Sand is typically medium grained and moderately sorted although it ranges from fine to very coarse grained and from poorly to well sorted. Sand consists of quartz and siliceous rock fragments. Some beds are locally micaceous. Maximum thickness in the map area is about 60 meters; however, thickness is difficult to determine because of the irregular basal contact and extensive post-depositional erosion.
Source: USGS New Jersey Geologic Map Data (https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=NJTch%3B1)
The primary soil type in the area of this collection is classified as Fluvaquents, sandy, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded. This soil is primarily stratified, wet soils on flood plains and deltas of middle and low latitudes. The stratification reflects deposition of sediments under changing currents and in shifting channels. The depth of this soil is approximately 5 meters and are consider very poorly drained; they are considered wet to inundated year-round.
Source: NRCS Web Soil Survey (https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx)
Number of plants sampled: 20
Associated species: Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex glabra, Acer rubrum, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Kalmia buxifolia, Pinus rigida, Vaccinium angustifolium, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Eubotrys racemosa, Quercus marilandica, Lyonia mariana, Pteridium aquilinum, Morella caroliniensis, Gaultheria procumbens, Kalmia angustifolia, Sphagnum sp., Sarracenia purpurea, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Platanthera blaphariglottis, Narthecium americanum, Carex sp., Drosera rotundifolia, Lachnanthes caroliniana
Comment: This species is a multi-stemmed, clumping, deciduous shrub with an upright irregular spreading habit. Mature plants ranged from 2-3.5 meters tall x 0.5-1.5 meters wide. Leaves are simple, alternate, frequently eglandular-hairy and ovate to obovate. Leaves range from 2.5-8 cm long x 1-2 cm wide and have fine minute serrations along the margins. Fruits are borne in clusters on erect pedicels, ~2.5 cm long and with eglandular hairs on the capsules (occasionally nearly glabrous by the end of the season as well).
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