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GRSM.105
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3668.GRSM105
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.105
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.105
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.662788123 º
Longitude ? -83.466526401 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- Leconte creek
State or Province ? Tennessee
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
quadrangle: Mount Le Conte
region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Plotless
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1249.67999810049 m
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Landform ? seep
Landscape Narrative ? On boulder strewn slope. No water or creeks present. Just a ledge among the boulders that is seepy. -- Pretty small occurence within a boulderfield where vegetation is Hemlock and sometimes Sugar Maple.
Hydrologic Regime ? Saturated
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 5 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 20-Jul-1998
Observation End Date ? 20-Jul-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: 
--no data--
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Other spp: DIOSQUA, EUONOBO, SOLISPP, AGERALTA, POLYPUB, ASTEDIV
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa American umbrellaleaf Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa American umbrellaleaf Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Herbaceous
85 %
06       -none-
2 Cimicifuga americana Michx. Cimicifuga americana Michx. Cimicifuga americana mountain bugbane Cimicifuga americana Michx. **   Cimicifuga americana Michx. Cimicifuga americana mountain bugbane Cimicifuga americana Michx. **   Herbaceous
37.5 %
04       -none-
3 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Herbaceous
17.5 %
03       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy      
Dwarf Shrub      
Emergent      
Epiphyte      
Herbaceous   0.5 m 100 %
Nonvascular      
Short Shrub      
Sub-Canopy      
Tall Shrub      
Vine/Liana      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
Ulrey, Chris Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Diphylleia cymosa - Saxifraga micranthidifolia - Laportea canadensis Forested Herbaceous Seep       no
Patterson, Karen


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   old growth.
Animal, general   Lots of bear sign among rock outcrops. Heard some barking/howling upslope in rocky bluffs.


User Defined Values
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