GRSM.224
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.224
Author Observation Code	GRSM.224
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.574349656 º
Longitude	-83.797187141 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Cobb Butt
Location Narrative	Follow Bunting Branch to Cobb Butt; go west along the ridge until the shrubs change fr. decid. to Rhodo. There is a ridge running 230 degrees on a gradual slope through table mountain pine; plot is ~ 150 m from ridge crest of Cobb Butt in TMP stand.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Cades Cove area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1088.13599834603 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	Ridgetop, lots of beetle killed trees. -- North of polygon is thick rhododendron understory, with about 20% canopy.
Representativeness	Plot is representative of the ridge.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	15 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	16-Jul-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	Plot GRSM.102 is on top of Ridge.

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 Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Table Mountain pine Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Table Mountain pine Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 3 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 4 Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Table Mountain pine Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Table Mountain pine Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 5 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 6 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 7 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Tall Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 9 Vaccinium hirsutum Buckl. Vaccinium hirsutum Buckl. Vaccinium hirsutum hairy blueberry Vaccinium hirsutum Buckl. **   Vaccinium hirsutum Buckl. Vaccinium hirsutum hairy blueberry Vaccinium hirsutum Buckl. **   Short Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 10 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 11 Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 12 Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 13 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 14 Vaccinium simulatum Small Vaccinium simulatum Small Vaccinium simulatum upland highbush blueberry Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small Vaccinium simulatum upland highbush blueberry Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 15 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. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 16 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 17 Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata beetleweed Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata beetleweed Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 18 Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 19 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 20 Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens trailing arbutus Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens trailing arbutus Epigaea repens L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 21 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- 22 Cypripedium acaule Ait. Cypripedium acaule Ait. Cypripedium acaule moccasin flower Cypripedium acaule Ait. **   Cypripedium acaule Ait. Cypripedium acaule moccasin flower Cypripedium acaule Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 23 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 70 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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