GRSM.150
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.150
Author Observation Code	GRSM.150
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.67439219 º
Longitude	-83.449617028 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Grotto Falls
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Mount Le Conte area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3680 m
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	spray cliff
Landscape Narrative	Undercut rock or overhang that has created a grotto. Most of water is spilling over in one place. Some drips throughout. Mist zone about 10 m wide around falls. -- Surrounded by Hemlock/Rhodo.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	20-Aug-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Growthform1 Type	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Probably the best grotto situation on the quad. Spray zone is dominant feature. Grotto is dark and consists mostly of mosses and liverworts with a few herbaceous seedlings present.

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 lichens Lichen lichens **   lichens **   2LICHN Lichen lichens **   lichens **   2LICHN Nonvascular 7.5 % 03       -none- 2 mosses mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   Nonvascular 7.5 % 03       -none- 3 Thalictrum clavatum DC. Thalictrum clavatum DC. Thalictrum clavatum mountain meadow-rue Thalictrum clavatum DC. **   Thalictrum clavatum DC. Thalictrum clavatum mountain meadow-rue Thalictrum clavatum DC. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 4 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 5 Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. Chrysosplenium americanum American golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. **   Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. Chrysosplenium americanum American golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 6 Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 7 Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes L. **   Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub       Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Vine/Liana
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