094-01-0292
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0292
Author Observation Code	094-01-0292
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	36 º
Longitude	-82 º
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	20 X by 50 Y
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1033.272 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	basin floor
Landscape Narrative	Old barbed wire is present - area was homesteaded in the long ago, bog may have had grazing.
Representativeness	Central portion open bog, edges are forested and shrubby.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	Very poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	85 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	15 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Sep-2003
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	Very deep layers of peat and sphagnum; basin floor - bog; Seeps originate to west and flow slowly towards Boone Fork over broad flat valley bottom.;

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 strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 3 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 4 Salix caprea Salix caprea **   Salix caprea **   Salix caprea **   Salix caprea **   Salix caprea **   Salix caprea **   Salix caprea **   Salix caprea **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Lyonia ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 7 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 9 Scirpus expansus Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Herbaceous 85 % 9       -none- 10 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6       -none- 11 Carex leptalea Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Carex leptalea **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5       -none- 12 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Carex lurida Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Dryopteris cristata Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Dryopteris cristata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Triadenum virginicum Triadenum virginicum **   Triadenum virginicum **   Triadenum virginicum **   Triadenum virginicum **   Triadenum virginicum **   Triadenum virginicum **   Triadenum virginicum **   Triadenum virginicum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 17 Vaccinium macrocarpon Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Vaccinium macrocarpon **   Short Shrub 62.5 % 8       -none- 18 Salix sericea Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Salix sericea **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Sphagnum squarrosum Sphagnum squarrosum **   Sphagnum squarrosum **   Sphagnum squarrosum **   Sphagnum squarrosum **   Sphagnum squarrosum **   Sphagnum squarrosum **   Sphagnum squarrosum **   Sphagnum squarrosum **   Nonvascular 85 % 9       -none- 21 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Vine/Liana 1.5 % 3       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Epiphyte       Vine/Liana       Nonvascular   0.5 m 100 % Dwarf Shrub       Short Shrub   0.5 m 90 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy       Canopy       Emergent       Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 100 %
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