106-APPA-0589
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0589
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0589
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.1306733524023 º
Longitude	-82.3002178427575 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: about 5 m to north side of AT not far south of Unaka Mountain summit.
Layout Fields:
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1551 m
Slope Aspect	300 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	catastrophic fire about mid-1930s
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0.015 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.035 %
Percent Wood	0.03 %
Percent Litter	0.92 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Jun-2008
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0.1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	needle/duff layer about 1.5-2" thick; potential problems with ozone and nitrogen deposition; mesic

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 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Carex debilis var. rudgei Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Carex intumescens var. fernaldii Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Vaccinium simulatum Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Dryopteris campyloptera Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   Dryopteris campyloptera **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Magnolia fraseri Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Viburnum cassinoides Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Viburnum lantanoides Viburnum lantanoides **   Viburnum lantanoides **   Viburnum lantanoides **   Viburnum lantanoides **   Viburnum lantanoides **   Viburnum lantanoides **   Viburnum lantanoides **   Viburnum lantanoides **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Acer spicatum Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   Acer spicatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 22 Trillium erectum Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     10 % Herbaceous     80 % Tall Shrub     80 % Emergent     10 %
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