040-04-0147
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0147
Author Observation Code	040-04-0147
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.654212363 º
Longitude	-83.435746904 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Boulevard Trail
Location Narrative	Plot is between Mt Leconte and Myrtle Point. From intersection of Boulevard Trail and trail out to Myrtle Point, proceed back toward Mt Leconte appx 1/4 mi. Plot is left of trail appx 20 m.; AND: past Myrtle Point
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: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Boulevard Trail
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1993 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	30 º
Slope Gradient	12 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Below plot is massive stands of standing dead fir.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	30 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Aug-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	15-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: Slope of plot is convex. No rock outcrops. Broad flat ridge.

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 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. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 2 Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 3 Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 4 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. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 5 Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 8     1000 m² -none- 6 Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 7 Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 8 Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 9 Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 10 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 11 Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 12 Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ssp. sphaerostachya (Tuckerman) Kalela **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 13 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. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 14 Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 100 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 50 %
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