094-01-0293
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0293
Author Observation Code	094-01-0293
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	36 º
Longitude	-83 º
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	20 X by 50 Y
Environment Fields:
Elevation	646.176 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Surficial Deposits	Metamorphic Rocks: Gneiss
Landscape Narrative	Steep west aspect convex slope
Representativeness	Heterogeneous, includes Parkway
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	96 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-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	Xeric - shallow to rock - west aspect; GPS coordinates were collected 5/7/2004 to correct the original reading. On 6/24/2004 Govus re-visited and collected Leucothoe recurva, to re-confirm identity (not Leuc. rac.).

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 rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Canopy 62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Leucothoe recurva Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 5 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Pyrularia pubera Pyrularia pubera **   Pyrularia pubera **   Pyrularia pubera **   Pyrularia pubera **   Pyrularia pubera **   Pyrularia pubera **   Pyrularia pubera **   Pyrularia pubera **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 8 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Baptisia tinctoria Baptisia tinctoria **   Baptisia tinctoria **   Baptisia tinctoria **   Baptisia tinctoria **   Baptisia tinctoria **   Baptisia tinctoria **   Baptisia tinctoria **   Baptisia tinctoria **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Tephrosia virginiana Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Tephrosia virginiana **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Solidago odora Solidago odora **   Solidago odora **   Solidago odora **   Solidago odora **   Solidago odora **   Solidago odora **   Solidago odora **   Solidago odora **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Lespedeza hirta Lespedeza hirta **   Lespedeza hirta **   Lespedeza hirta **   Lespedeza hirta **   Lespedeza hirta **   Lespedeza hirta **   Lespedeza hirta **   Lespedeza hirta **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Euphorbia pubentissima Euphorbia pubentissima **   Euphorbia pubentissima **   Euphorbia pubentissima **   Euphorbia pubentissima **   Euphorbia pubentissima **   Euphorbia pubentissima **   Euphorbia pubentissima **   Euphorbia pubentissima **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Aureolaria laevigata Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Hieracium gronovii Hieracium gronovii **   Hieracium gronovii **   Hieracium gronovii **   Hieracium gronovii **   Hieracium gronovii **   Hieracium gronovii **   Hieracium gronovii **   Hieracium gronovii **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Viola pedata Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Viola pedata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Desmodium ciliare Desmodium ciliare **   Desmodium ciliare **   Desmodium ciliare **   Desmodium ciliare **   Desmodium ciliare **   Desmodium ciliare **   Desmodium ciliare **   Desmodium ciliare **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Sericocarpus asteroides Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Sericocarpus asteroides **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Carex nigromarginata Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Carex nigromarginata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Solidago arguta var. caroliniana Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Solidago arguta var. caroliniana **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Solidago erecta Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Solidago erecta **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Symphyotrichum patens Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Symphyotrichum patens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Lechea racemulosa Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Clitoria mariana Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Polygonatum pubescens Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Polygonatum pubescens **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 36 Dichanthelium Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Dichanthelium **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 37 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 38 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 39 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 40 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 41 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 42 Quercus marilandica Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 43 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 44 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 47 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 48 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 49 Epigaea repens Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Epigaea repens **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 51 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 52 Quercus imbricaria Quercus imbricaria **   Quercus imbricaria **   Quercus imbricaria **   Quercus imbricaria **   Quercus imbricaria **   Quercus imbricaria **   Quercus imbricaria **   Quercus imbricaria **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 1       -none- 53 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 54 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 55 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 56 Platismatia tuckermanii Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Nonvascular 1.5 % 3       -none- 57 Cladonia chlorophaea Cladonia chlorophaea (Flörke ex Sommerf.) Spreng. Cladonia chlorophaea cup lichen CLCH3 Cladonia chlorophaea (Flörke ex Sommerf.) Spreng. Cladonia chlorophaea cup lichen CLCH3 Nonvascular 1.5 % 3       -none- 58 Pseudevernia consocians Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Nonvascular 0.505 % 2       -none- 59 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2       -none- 60 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2       -none- 61 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2       -none- 62 Lespedeza repens Lespedeza repens **   Lespedeza repens **   Lespedeza repens **   Lespedeza repens **   Lespedeza repens **   Lespedeza repens **   Lespedeza repens **   Lespedeza repens **   Vine/Liana 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   0.5 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     50 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 70 % Emergent       Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 20 %
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