106-APPA-0600
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0600
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0600
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.0408952287266 º
Longitude	-83.5627111680918 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail
Layout Fields:
Area	250 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1411 m
Slope Aspect	260 º
Slope Gradient	35 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	seep
Landscape Narrative	very small inclusion within a high-elevation red oak forest which is the surrounding matrix vegetation; the seep is impeded by trail and forms its end
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	Rapidly drained
Percent Bedrock	0.2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0.05 %
Percent Litter	0.75 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	31-May-2008
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	250 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	high-elevation seep where water discharges over bedrock with very little soil; high cover by Monarda, Impatiens, Arisaema, Saxifraga, and some Osmunda

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 Monarda didyma Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   Monarda didyma **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Impatiens pallida Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   Impatiens pallida **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 6 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 7 Chelone glabra Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   Chelone glabra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Saxifraga michauxii Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 9 Viola sororia Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   Viola sororia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Tiarella cordifolia Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   Tiarella cordifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Carex gynandra Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Oxypolis rigidior Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Eupatorium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   Eupatorium fistulosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Luzula echinata Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   Luzula echinata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     20 % Herbaceous     70 % Tall Shrub     5 %
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