040-04-0103
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0103
Author Observation Code	040-04-0103
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.712554865 º
Longitude	-83.416776899 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Injun Creek
Location Narrative	From Greenbrier Ranger Station hike up Indian Creek to first fork. follow trail along left fork until creek forks again. travel on trail up right fork. hike up ridge to N of trail and N side of creek.
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: Injun Creek Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	664 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Ridgeline above plot is Q.coccinea and Q.montana over dense Kalmia and G.baccata. S slope of ridge is Q.montana-Q.coccinea-Acer rubrum over Kalmia. Pitch Pine is scattere along crest and ridgeline.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	20 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Jul-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	17-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	400 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: S-facing upper slope/crest. Many fallen trees - pine and oak - rocky soils. Only A sample collected.

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 Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     400 m² -none- 2 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. var. coccinea **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     400 m² -none- 3 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 3.5 % 4     400 m² -none- 4 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 1.5 % 3     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. **   Canopy 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 6 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 17.5 % 6     400 m² -none- 7 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. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 6     400 m² -none- 8 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. **   Sub-Canopy 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. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 10 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. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 11 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 62.5 % 8     400 m² -none- 12 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. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 13 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- 14 Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 15 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. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 16 Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 7     400 m² -none- 17 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 3.5 % 4     400 m² -none- 18 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 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 19 Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 20 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 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 21 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     400 m² -none- 22 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 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 23 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. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 24 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 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 25 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 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 26 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 27 Melampyrum lineare Desr. Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 28 Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Cleistes divaricata (L.) Ames **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 29 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 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 30 Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Dichanthelium commutatum (J.A. Schultes) Gould **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 31 Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2     400 m² -none- 32 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       Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 70 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 70 %
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