040-04-0130
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0130
Author Observation Code	040-04-0130
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.696261274 º
Longitude	-83.396339018 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Potato Ridge
Location Narrative	Park at Porters Flat Trailhead, from gate hike directly west to ridge. There 2 knobs, one marked 2910 (on map) and the second at 75 deg to the ENE appx 200m The plot is east of the 2nd knob with the top right corner of the plot along the 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: Potato Ridge Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	800 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	50 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: To the East, the forest is dominated by Q.montana and Q.coccinea with Gaylusaccia. Further east and lower in elevation the Kalmia is not present. Upper slope and up to ridgeline uniform even slope.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	11-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: Shallow litter layer, except around Pitch Pine where it is spongy and deep. A and B soil 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 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 62.5 % 8     1000 m² -none- 2 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     1000 m² -none- 3 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 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 4 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 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 5 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Canopy 1.5 % 3     1000 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     1000 m² -none- 7 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     1000 m² -none- 8 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 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 9 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 85 % 9     1000 m² -none- 10 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 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 11 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 7.5 % 5     1000 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 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 13 Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 14 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. **   Tall Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 15 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 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 16 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. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 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 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 18 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 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 19 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 20 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     1000 m² -none- 21 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 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 22 Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 23 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 7.5 % 5     1000 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 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 25 Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 26 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. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 27 Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 28 Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 29 Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 30 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 31 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 32 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 33 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     1000 m² -none- 34 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     1000 m² -none- 35 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 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 36 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     1000 m² -none- 37 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     1000 m² -none- 38 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 39 Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Aureolaria laevigata (Raf.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 40 Scleria Berg. sp. Scleria Berg. sp. **   Scleria Berg. sp. **   Scleria Berg. sp. **   Scleria Berg. sp. **   Scleria Berg. sp. **   Scleria Berg. sp. **   Scleria Berg. sp. **   Scleria Berg. sp. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 41 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none- 42 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     1000 m² -none- 43 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 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana       Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 90 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 70 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 70 %
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