GRSM.119
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.119
Author Observation Code	GRSM.119
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.525282231 º
Longitude	-83.754533079 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Eagle Creek
Location Narrative	From Backcountry Campsite #97 on Eagle Creek Trail, find upper campsite, i.e., the one tothe SE of the main campsites along creek. Plot center is SW of upper campsite appx 30 m.
State or Province	North Carolina
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Carolina area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Cades Cove
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	758.951998846393 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	toe slope
Landscape Narrative	Nearly level site. No coarse woody debris or exposed rock. A and B soil sample collected - 110 cm deep - few to no rocks. -- Along this creek, where the land is flat enough, supports a mix of successional forests. In other words, this place was heavily logged/settled.
Soil Depth	0.75 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	03-Aug-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
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	This polygon is somewhat heterogeneous, with patches of Hemlock or White Pine, but overall dominated by Poplar. Many artefacts scattered about.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 4 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 5 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 6 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 8 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 9 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 10 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 11 Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 12 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 13 Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel Rhododendron maximum L. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 14 Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 15 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Short Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 16 Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina bear huckleberry Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina bear huckleberry Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 17 Pyrularia pubera Michx. Pyrularia pubera Michx. Pyrularia pubera buffalo nut Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. Pyrularia pubera buffalo nut Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 18 Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthus floridus eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthus floridus eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus L. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 19 Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 20 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 21 Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 22 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 23 Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 24 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 25 Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 26 Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake plantain Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake plantain Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 27 Eupatorium purpureum L. Eupatorium purpureum L. Eupatorium purpureum sweetscented joepyeweed Eupatorium purpureum L. **   Eupatorium purpureum L. Eupatorium purpureum sweetscented joepyeweed Eupatorium purpureum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 28 Pyrularia pubera Michx. Pyrularia pubera Michx. Pyrularia pubera buffalo nut Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. Pyrularia pubera buffalo nut Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 29 Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 30 Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 31 Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora L. **   Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 32 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 33 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 34 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 35 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 36 Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Lysimachia quadrifolia whorled yellow loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Lysimachia quadrifolia whorled yellow loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 37 Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet Viola sororia Willd. **   Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet Viola sororia Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 38 Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 39 Trillium catesbaei Ell. Trillium catesbaei Ell. Trillium catesbaei bashful wakerobin Trillium catesbaei Ell. **   Trillium catesbaei Ell. Trillium catesbaei bashful wakerobin Trillium catesbaei Ell. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 40 Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray Chamaelirium luteum fairywand Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray **   Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray Chamaelirium luteum fairywand Chamaelirium luteum (L.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 41 Lobelia inflata L. Lobelia inflata L. Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata L. **   Lobelia inflata L. Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 42 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 43 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 44 Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. Scutellaria elliptica hairy skullcap Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. **   Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. Scutellaria elliptica hairy skullcap Scutellaria elliptica Muhl. ex Spreng. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 100 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 40 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Vine/Liana
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