040-04-0123
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0123
Author Observation Code	040-04-0123
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.541699959 º
Longitude	-83.75434486 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Nuna Ridge
Location Narrative	West of Nuna Ridge; AND: From Campsite 97 on Eagle Creek Trail, hike up Mill creek to intersection of Asgini Branch. Head right up cove/ravine to ENE. Hike uphill untill hit boulderfield (it will be obvious).
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: Nuna Ridge Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1048 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	290 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	periglacial boulderfield
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Interesting that this ravine/cove is a boulderfield, while the ravine to the south (the next one over) is not. As boulders give out, successional Poplar stands prevail below. 5-10 acre occurrence.
Percent Bedrock	40 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	04-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: A large boulderfield forest. Occurs in a wide, flat bottomed cove. No soil sampled because there isn't any! Big holes among the boulders.

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 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 2 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 3 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Canopy 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 4 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. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 5 Ribes cynosbati L. Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Short Shrub 85 % 9     1000 m² -none- 6 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. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 7 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 8 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 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 9 Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 10 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 11 Asplenium rhizophyllum L. Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Asplenium rhizophyllum L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 12 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 13 Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa Michx. var. villosa **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 14 Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 15 Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Collinsonia canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 16 Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 17 Thalictrum dioicum L. Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Thalictrum dioicum L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 18 Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Clintonia umbellulata (Michx.) Morong **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 19 Hydrangea radiata Walt. Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Hydrangea radiata Walt. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 20 Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 21 Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 22 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 23 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott var. acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 24 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- 25 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 26 Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Actaea racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 27 Sanguinaria canadensis L. Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 28 Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Polypodium appalachianum Haufler & Windham **   Epiphyte 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Epiphyte 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 50 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 90 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 %
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