040-05-0256
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-05-0256
Author Observation Code	040-05-0256
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Location Accuracy	100 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.520535814 º
Longitude	-83.819792454 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Doe Knob
Location Narrative	Walk south on AT from Buck Gap; at contours around Doe Knob then aligns on the ridgetop; at 4300', cut off the AT to the SW; follow ridge line down to where it flattens; plot center is just south of a lrg. double stemmed chestnut oak.; AND: Ridge south of Doe Knob
State or Province	Appalachian Mountains
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Carolina region|state|province: Appalachian Mountains area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Cades Cove county: Swain Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Doe Knob
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1213 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	210 º
Slope Gradient	6 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	noseslope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Above plot near the ridge is red oak forest; Entire area has scattered large trees with pole sized and shrubby stuff coming up all over. Looks like area was highgraded.
Representativeness	Representativeness: Plot is representative of the lower portion of AIS polygon, upper area has red oak near the AT, and then falls into an area where canopy is about 20' tall and understory is dense.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Aug-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	05-Aug-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	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: Dry ridgeline nose slope; evidence of major disturbance in the past. Probably highgraded at some point.

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 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. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 2 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. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 3 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. **   Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 4 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 5 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 62.5 % 8     1000 m² -none- 6 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 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 7 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. **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 8 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- 9 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 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 10 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. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 11 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 12 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. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 13 Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 14 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. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     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. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 16 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 **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 17 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 18 Magnolia fraseri Walt. Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 19 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. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 20 Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 21 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 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 22 Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 23 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 **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 24 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 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 25 Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould sp. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 26 Hieracium paniculatum L. Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Hieracium paniculatum L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 27 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 28 Coreopsis major Walt. Coreopsis major Walt. **   Coreopsis major Walt. **   Coreopsis major Walt. **   Coreopsis major Walt. **   Coreopsis major Walt. **   Coreopsis major Walt. **   Coreopsis major Walt. **   Coreopsis major Walt. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 29 Uvularia puberula Michx. Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Uvularia puberula Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 30 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 31 Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Stenanthium gramineum (Ker-Gawl.) Morong **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 32 Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 33 Trillium L. sp. Trillium L. sp. **   Trillium L. sp. **   Trillium L. sp. **   Trillium L. sp. **   Trillium L. sp. **   Trillium L. sp. **   Trillium L. sp. **   Trillium L. sp. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 34 Prenanthes altissima L. Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 35 Solidago roanensis Porter Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 36 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 37 Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Goodyera pubescens (Willd.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 38 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 39 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. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 40 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- 41 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana       Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 50 % Tall Shrub       Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 70 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 80 %
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