040-04-0091
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0091
Author Observation Code	040-04-0091
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.650953386 º
Longitude	-83.44132447 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave Creek
Location Narrative	Alum cave trail to mt leconte.
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: Upper Alum Cave Trail Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Alum Cave Creek
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	-100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1829 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	144 º
Slope Gradient	40 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	debris slide
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Steep unrepeated landslide scar within spruce forest. Scattered Saxifraga michauxii.
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	80 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jul-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	13-Jul-1998 ± 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	-1 m²
Cover Dispersion	subplot-contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Observation Area	-1 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: Landslide from 1996.

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     -100 m² -none- 2 Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 3 Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 4 Carex misera Buckl. Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     -100 m² -none- 5 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. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     -100 m² -none- 6 Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4     -100 m² -none- 7 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. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 8 Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Tall Shrub
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