094-01-0282
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0282
Author Observation Code	094-01-0282
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	36 º
Longitude	-83 º
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Layout Narrative	20 X by 50 Y
Environment Fields:
Elevation	792.48 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	only 20% canopy cover; shallow to rock. On top of very steep cliff on Parkway cut.
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Sep-2002
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (94): NPS-Blue Ridge Parkway
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	not a wetland; ridgetop;

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 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Pinus echinata Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 97.5 % 10       -none- 6 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Gaylussacia ursina Gaylussacia ursina **   Gaylussacia ursina **   Gaylussacia ursina **   Gaylussacia ursina **   Gaylussacia ursina **   Gaylussacia ursina **   Gaylussacia ursina **   Gaylussacia ursina **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Lyonia ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Goodyera pubescens Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Goodyera pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Epiphyte       Vine/Liana       Nonvascular       Dwarf Shrub       Short Shrub       Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 100 % Sub-Canopy       Canopy 15 m 20 m 20 % Emergent       Herbaceous
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