040-05-0241
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-05-0241
Author Observation Code	040-05-0241
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.616298533 º
Longitude	-83.771825619 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Crooked Arm Branch
Location Narrative	Crooked Arm Trail to ridge, ~ 1.5 miles past Indian Grave Trail split; Ridge begins to flatten along narrow portion. As you gain elevation, trail drops off to left side of the ridge. At switchback, contour along ridge, slope steepens into cliff faces.
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: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Crooked Arm Branch
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	500 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	902 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	195 º
Slope Gradient	60 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	cliff
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: SW facing exposure; Red maple, chesnut oak, red oaks are all nearest to the base, however predominantly open scree slope below the cliff. Chestnut oaks over the top of the cliff. Rhododendron is thick and patchy surrounding the cliff.
Representativeness	Representativeness: Secondary plot. Representative of the cliff faces, however surrounding area is chestnut oak with rhododendron and laurel.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	29-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	500 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: Cliff get partial sunlight throughout the day.; AND: Herb data seems corrupted - mostly 0 for cover values

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 Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   -all-           500 m² -none- 2 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. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 3 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. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 4 Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 5 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   -all-           500 m² -none- 6 Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 7 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 8 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 **   -all-           500 m² -none- 9 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. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 10 Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   -all-           500 m² -none- 11 Rubus L. sp. Rubus L. sp. **   Rubus L. sp. **   Rubus L. sp. **   Rubus L. sp. **   Rubus L. sp. **   Rubus L. sp. **   Rubus L. sp. **   Rubus L. sp. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 12 Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.) Richards. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 13 Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 14 Campanula divaricata Michx. Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 15 Verbascum thapsus L. Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 16 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 17 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 18 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   -all-           500 m² -none- 19 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. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 20 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-           500 m² -none- 21 Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   Eurybia surculosa (Michx.) Nesom **   -all-           500 m² -none- 22 Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   -all-           500 m² -none- 23 Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   Asplenium trichomanes L. ssp. trichomanes **   -all-           500 m² -none- 24 Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 25 Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 26 Iris cristata Ait. Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 27 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 28 Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   -all-           500 m² -none- 29 Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 30 Sedum ternatum Michx. Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 31 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   -all-           500 m² -none- 32 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   -all-           500 m² -none- 33 Vaccinium simulatum Small Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small **   Vaccinium simulatum Small **   -all-           500 m² -none- 34 Dioscorea L. sp. Dioscorea L. sp. **   Dioscorea L. sp. **   Dioscorea L. sp. **   Dioscorea L. sp. **   Dioscorea L. sp. **   Dioscorea L. sp. **   Dioscorea L. sp. **   Dioscorea L. sp. **   -all-           500 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous       Short Shrub       Tall Shrub       Sub-Canopy
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