040-04-0096
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0096
Author Observation Code	040-04-0096
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.662617498 º
Longitude	-83.451952133 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Rocky Spur
Location Narrative	On summit of Rocky Spur NW of LeConte summit. Trail runs through plot. Linear occurence along ridge.
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: Rocky Spur Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	50 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1737 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridgetop bedrock outcrop
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Surrounded by Rhodo. catawbiense Shrubland w/ scattered spruce. Rhodo cat shrubland has small inclusions of Leiophyllum and covers the upper slopes of the ridge merging into Picea rubens vegetation.
Percent Bedrock	15 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jul-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	14-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	50 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: Rocky ridgeline. Rocky shallow soils, not sampled.

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 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. **   Short Shrub 62.5 % 8     50 m² -none- 2 Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Short Shrub 17.5 % 6     50 m² -none- 3 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. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     50 m² -none- 4 Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia melanocarpa (Michx.) Robertson & Phipps **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     50 m² -none- 5 Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     50 m² -none- 6 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     50 m² -none- 7 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. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     50 m² -none- 8 Lichen sp. Lichen sp. **   Lichen sp. **   Lichen sp. **   Lichen sp. **   Lichen sp. **   Lichen sp. **   Lichen sp. **   Lichen sp. **   Nonvascular 17.5 % 6     50 m² -none- 9 Bryophyte sp. Bryophyte sp. **   Bryophyte sp. **   Bryophyte sp. **   Bryophyte sp. **   Bryophyte sp. **   Bryophyte sp. **   Bryophyte sp. **   Bryophyte sp. **   Nonvascular 1.5 % 3     50 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 50 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 80 %
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