106-APPA-0546
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0546
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0546
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.7274322901425 º
Longitude	-83.8972441084389 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: Chattahoochee NF; about 2 miles east of Neels Gap on east side of Levelland Mountain.
Layout Fields:
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1109 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	perhaps result of landslide or other catastrophic event but natural woodland
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0.24 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.1 %
Percent Wood	0.02 %
Percent Litter	0.62 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.02 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-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	0.1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	very interesting naturally occuring Virginia pine woodland on convex, exposed, steep south-facing, extremely rocky slope with thin soil; very high coverage of native grasses including Deschampsia, Danthonia and Schizachyrium; about 20% ground cover bedrock or large boulders; about 80% cover by native grasses; xeric

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 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-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Chionanthus virginicus Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   Chionanthus virginicus **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 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-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Solidago arguta Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   Dichanthelium villosissimum var. villosissimum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Hypericum stragulum Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   Hypericum stragulum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 29 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 30 Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 31 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     10 % Herbaceous     80 % Short Shrub     10 % Tall Shrub     20 % Canopy     40 % Emergent     60 %
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