GRSM.158
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.158
Author Observation Code	GRSM.158
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.660137843 º
Longitude	-83.447568641 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Above Rocky Spur on Rainbow Falls Trail
Location Narrative	From the junction of Bullhead Trail and Rainbow Falls trail, follow rainbow falls trail down about 3/4 mile. The plot is right of trail about 25m.
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	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1761.74399732215 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Slightly concave slope. Alot of dead and down trees in the plot which are presumably Fir. Litter and duff layers are thick. -- Grades to stands codominated by Spruce and Yellow Birch.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	25 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	22-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:
--no data--

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 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 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 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 4 Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Tall Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 5 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 6 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 7 Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 8 Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 9 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 10 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 3.5 % 02       -none- 11 Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 12 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum southern mountain cranberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum southern mountain cranberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 13 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 7.5 % 03       -none- 14 Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera mountain woodfern Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera mountain woodfern Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 15 Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 16 Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 17 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 18 Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 19 Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Dwarf Shrub       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Emergent       Nonvascular       Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 50 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 80 % Vine/Liana
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