040-04-0152
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0152
Author Observation Code	040-04-0152
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.6382596 º
Longitude	-83.444979464 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave Creek
Location Narrative	Below Alum Cave; AND: Plot is 50 m below Alum Cave along trail. Plot runs horizontally along slope. From Alum Cave the bearing is about 45 degrees to plot center.
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: Alum Cave Creek
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1478 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	156 º
Slope Gradient	34 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: This forest is protected by surrounding cliff face up above and on either side. Directly below Alum Cave proper, there is a young stand of yellow birch which is probably related to the mining done at the cave.
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Aug-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	21-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: site is slightly concave with several rock outcrops projecting from slope about 3-4 meters.

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 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 2 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 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 3 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 4 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. **   Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 5 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 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 6 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. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 7 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 8 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. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 9 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 10 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 37.5 % 7     1000 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. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 12 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 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 13 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 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 14 Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Short Shrub 85 % 9     1000 m² -none- 15 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. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 16 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 17 Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 18 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- 19 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 20 Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 21 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 22 Trillium undulatum Willd. Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     1000 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 100 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 50 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 %
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