24 October 2022.
Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Locality: Plants growing along Burlington County Road 563, Green Bank Chatsworth Road, on the west side of the road, 16.22 kilometers south of the intersection with New Jersey Hwy 72. Plants are common at this location.
Coordinates: 39.7327, -74.5345
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Elevation: 15m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants growing in a depression wetland habitat in full sun. This location seems somewhat historically disturbed by development of cranberry bogs surrounding the wet site.
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 it is 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 Atsion sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area. The area is close and probably overlapping with Lakehurst sand series soil. Atsion series soil is poor to slowly draining and comprised primarily of sandy marine sediments. Surface runoff is slow to very slow. This soil is strongly to extremely acid throughout the profile. This soil is generally 50-100 cm deep.
Source: NRCS Web Soil Survey (https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx)
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Scirpus cyperinus, Solidago sp., Woodwardia areolata, Spiranthes cernua, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Euthamia caroliniana, Typha latifolia, Hypericum densiflorum, Vaccinium sp., Lachnanthes caroliniana, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes, Osmunda regalis, Agalinis purpurea, Rhexia sp., Ilex glabra, Rubus hispidus, Acer rubrum, Typha latifolia, Pinus echinata, Polygala lutea, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Lycopodiella alopecuroides
Comment: This species is a deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub with and upright spreading habit; plants range in size from 1-2 meters tall x 0.5-1.0 meters wide. Leaves are simple, alternate and dull green above, ranging from 3-8 cm long by 1.0-2.5 cm wide; lower leaf surface is pale, with sparse hairs on major veins. Leaves are turning a dark wine-red fall color. Fruit are capsules and borne on dense secund racemes; capsules are 2-3 mm wide.
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