040-04-0039
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0039
Author Observation Code	040-04-0039
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.621014888 º
Longitude	-83.811330435 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Tater Ridge
Location Narrative	North of Tater Ridge; AND: From Cades Cove Loop Road, turn onto Rich Mountain Road. Drive approximately 2.5 miles to sharp switchback of road. Park on roadside before the switchback. Head SE about 250 meters.
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: Cades Cove county: Blount Geographic Name: Tater Ridge Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	791 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	215 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: This area is highly dissected, with ridges and ravines closely packed together. Because of this, propagules easily end up in uncharacteristic environment. Thus Gaylussacia ursina is uncharacteristically common.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Aug-1997 ± exact
Observation End Date	06-Aug-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: Flat ridge. Thin sandy soil. Xeric.

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 Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Canopy 62.5 % 8     1000 m² -none- 2 Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Canopy 62.5 % 8     1000 m² -none- 3 Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 4 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 5 Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 6 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 7 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 8 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 9 Pinus pungens Lamb. Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Pinus pungens Lamb. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 10 Quercus montana Willd. Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Quercus montana Willd. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 11 Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Short Shrub 85 % 9     1000 m² -none- 12 Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Short Shrub 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 13 Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 14 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 15 Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 16 Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 17 Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 18 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 **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 19 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 20 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 21 Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 22 Melampyrum lineare Desr. Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 23 Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Amelanchier laevis Wieg. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 24 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 25 Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 26 Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 27 Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Ilex opaca Ait. var. opaca **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 28 Pyrularia pubera Michx. Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Pyrularia pubera Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 29 Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 30 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Vine/Liana 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 31 Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana       Herbaceous       Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 70 % Tall Shrub       Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 60 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 80 %
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