040-04-0097
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0097
Author Observation Code	040-04-0097
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.662517506 º
Longitude	-83.451993256 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Rocky Spur
Location Narrative	From Rainbow Falls Trail take rocky spur side trail/loop. Plot is on South side of 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	500 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1737 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	16 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Grades to Leiophyllum Dwarf Shrubland on rocky sites. Below grades to Spruce forests. Small patches of Leiophyllu within/among shrubs.
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	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: South facing side of Rocky Spur ridge. Some wind shear from the south on conifers nearby. Rocky on top of ridge, but thick organic layer in plot.

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 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. **   Tall Shrub 62.5 % 8     500 m² -none- 2 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. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6     500 m² -none- 3 Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5     500 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 **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5     500 m² -none- 5 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 3.5 % 4     500 m² -none- 6 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. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     500 m² -none- 7 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 **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     500 m² -none- 8 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 7.5 % 5     500 m² -none- 9 Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Photinia pyrifolia (Lam.) Robertson & Phipps **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     500 m² -none- 10 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. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 1     500 m² -none- 11 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. **   Canopy 1.5 % 3     500 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 100 % Canopy
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