014-01-0090
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	014-01-0090
Author Observation Code	014-01-0090
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	50 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.639767741 º
Longitude	-83.447057242 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave
Location Narrative	above bluffs. Following along the base of bluffs at -- end of trail (manway) leads into forest above and on top of the bluffs. Plot is at base of largest bluff one comes to. +++
State or Province	Appalachian Mountains
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee region|state|province: Appalachian Mountains area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Mount Le Conte county: Sevier Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Alum Cave
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1622 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	110 º
Slope Gradient	76 º
Soil Depth	0.0107 m
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jun-1990 ± exact
Observation End Date	26-Jun-1990 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (14): High-elevation Rock Outcrops
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stem Size Limit	0 cm
Method Narrative	Cover only
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	subplot-contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Observation Area	0 m²
Stem Sample Method	Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc Fields:
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Rhododendron minus Michx. Rhododendron minus Michx. **   Rhododendron minus Michx. **   Rhododendron minus Michx. **   Rhododendron minus Michx. **   Rhododendron minus Michx. **   Rhododendron minus Michx. **   Rhododendron minus Michx. **   Rhododendron minus Michx. **   -all-   7.5 % 5     100 m² -none- 2 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   -all-   1.5 % 3     100 m² -none- 3 Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   -all-   0.505 % 2     100 m² -none- 4 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. **   -all-   0.505 % 2     100 m² -none- 5 Asplenium montanum Willd. Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   -all-   0.505 % 2     100 m² -none- 6 Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   -all-   0.505 % 2     100 m² -none- 7 Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   -all-   0.505 % 2     100 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     17 %
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