040-04-0069
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0069
Author Observation Code	040-04-0069
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.733019286 º
Longitude	-83.407655848 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Little Pigeon River
Location Narrative	Slope of Little Pigeon River; AND: On Hwy 321, park at pull-off on east side of Little Pigeon River. Hike up old trail that parallels river for appx 1.5 miles or until get to first White Pine - Hemlock stand. Plot center is uphill of trail appx 10 m.
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: Little Pigeon River Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	427 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	224 º
Slope Gradient	26 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: The vegetation on this slope shifts from White Pine - Hemlock to pure Hemlock dominance. Rhododendron dominance in shrub stratum is consistent on this slope.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	75 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jun-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	12-Jun-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	400 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: Slopes right down to river. Deep spongy litter layer. Single tree blow down.

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 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. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     400 m² -none- 2 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. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     400 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     400 m² -none- 4 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 17.5 % 6     400 m² -none- 5 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     400 m² -none- 6 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 7 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. **   Tall Shrub 62.5 % 8     400 m² -none- 8 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 3.5 % 4     400 m² -none- 9 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. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 10 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 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 11 Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 12 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. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 13 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 **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 14 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     400 m² -none- 15 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. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 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. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 17 Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 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 3.5 % 4     400 m² -none- 19 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 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 20 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 21 Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Hexastylis arifolia (Michx.) Small var. ruthii (Ashe) Blomquist **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 22 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 23 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 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 24 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 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 25 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 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 26 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 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 27 Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 28 Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 29 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     400 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 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 70 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 30 % Canopy 35 m 50 m 80 %
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