040-04-0007
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0007
Author Observation Code	040-04-0007
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.630469594 º
Longitude	-83.444631621 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave Creek
Location Narrative	Park in Alum Cave Bluffs parking lot. Walk along Alum Cave Bluffs trail for about 600 meters. At elevation 3950', turn due South, cross Alum Cave Creek, and travel across flats & up hill approximately 300 meters. The plot is on a narrow slope between 2; AND: "Grassy Patch" above Alum Cave Creek
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 Creek
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1234 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	332 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	noseslope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Bordered below by alluvial/colluvial flat-herbaceous. Bordered to west by Rhododendron thicket.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	20 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Jul-1997 ± exact
Observation End Date	25-Jul-1997 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (40): Smoky Mts - Type 2
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	0 cm
Method Narrative	NPS
Taxon Observation Area	1000 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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Environmental Comments: Slightly convex slope with small gullies throughout.

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 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 2 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 3 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Canopy 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 4 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 5 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 6 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 7 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 8 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 9 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 8     1000 m² -none- 10 Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 11 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 12 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 13 Actaea podocarpa DC. Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Actaea podocarpa DC. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 14 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 15 Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 16 Solidago L. sp. Solidago L. sp. **   Solidago L. sp. **   Solidago L. sp. **   Solidago L. sp. **   Solidago L. sp. **   Solidago L. sp. **   Solidago L. sp. **   Solidago L. sp. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 17 Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 18 Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 19 Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D. Don **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 20 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 21 Viola canadensis L. Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 22 Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 23 Stellaria corei Shinners Stellaria corei Shinners **   Stellaria corei Shinners **   Stellaria corei Shinners **   Stellaria corei Shinners **   Stellaria corei Shinners **   Stellaria corei Shinners **   Stellaria corei Shinners **   Stellaria corei Shinners **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 24 Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) Gray **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 25 Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 26 Carex L. sp. Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 27 Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 28 Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevisan **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 29 Poa cuspidata Nutt. Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Poa cuspidata Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 30 Monarda didyma L. Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 31 Cornus alternifolia L. f. Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Cornus alternifolia L. f. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 32 Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 33 Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 34 Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 35 Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Zizia aptera (Gray) Fern. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 36 Rudbeckia laciniata L. Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 37 Viola L. sp. Viola L. sp. **   Viola L. sp. **   Viola L. sp. **   Viola L. sp. **   Viola L. sp. **   Viola L. sp. **   Viola L. sp. **   Viola L. sp. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 38 Impatiens L. sp. Impatiens L. sp. **   Impatiens L. sp. **   Impatiens L. sp. **   Impatiens L. sp. **   Impatiens L. sp. **   Impatiens L. sp. **   Impatiens L. sp. **   Impatiens L. sp. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 39 Prenanthes L. sp. Prenanthes L. sp. **   Prenanthes L. sp. **   Prenanthes L. sp. **   Prenanthes L. sp. **   Prenanthes L. sp. **   Prenanthes L. sp. **   Prenanthes L. sp. **   Prenanthes L. sp. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 40 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 41 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 42 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 43 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 44 Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 45 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 46 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 47 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 48 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 100 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Tall Shrub       Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 %
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