GRSM.125
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.125
Author Observation Code	GRSM.125
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.529615189 º
Longitude	-83.769963597 º
Author Location	GRSM -- South of Pond Knob
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	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1051.55999840163 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	cove
Landscape Narrative	On side of cove. Steep rocky site predisposed to tip-ups. -- In a steep sided upper cove. Uphill red oak-chestnut oak forest.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	05-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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Size of grapehole 50x50m. Can nearly walk/crawl under the grape. Grape is rooted in several places. Grape is climbing up trees on edge of hole. Several logs on ground under hole. herb list is similar to adjacent areas.

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vine/Liana 97.5 % 06       -none- 2 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 62.5 % 05       -none- 3 Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis richweed Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis richweed Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 4 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 5 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. **   Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy       Short Shrub       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 60 % Nonvascular       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana 20 m 35 m 100 %
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