106-APPA-0541
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0541
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0541
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.7195367036796 º
Longitude	-83.8564128966152 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: Chattahoochee NF; just south of AT where it reaches the summit of Green Cliff Top on Cowrock Mountain; plot is below trail in first outcrop/woodland.
Layout Fields:
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1177 m
Slope Aspect	120 º
Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridgetop bedrock outcrop
Landscape Narrative	AT corridor - protected and in pristine, undisturbed condition
Soil Drainage	Poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0.88 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.02 %
Percent Wood	0.02 %
Percent Litter	0.06 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.02 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Jul-2007
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	mosaic of outcrops and dwarf cedar/oak woodland on summit of ridge; SE aspect and fairly steep slope; canopy a mixture of oak, eastern red-cedar, white ash and pignut hickory; patchy shrub layer; large areas of exposed rock; xeric to mesic; fluctuates between extremely wet conditions during fog and heavy rain then exposed to extreme dry

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 Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 10 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 11 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 12 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 17 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Dichanthelium acuminatum Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Packera anonyma Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   Packera anonyma **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Krigia montana Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Croton willdenowii Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Selaginella rupestris Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Talinum teretifolium Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Bulbostylis capillaris Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     20 % Herbaceous     20 % Short Shrub     10 % Tall Shrub     20 % Emergent     30 %
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