040-05-0242
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-05-0242
Author Observation Code	040-05-0242
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Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.589081654 º
Longitude	-83.838945796 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Gum Pond
Location Narrative	Park along Cades Cove Loop just pass cemetary on the back corner passed Forge Creek Road. Plot is in the Hog exclosure called Gum Swamp. There is no plot center, but the focal point is the bog up to the edge of the water line.
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: Cades Cove county: Blount Geographic Name: Gum Pond Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	-100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	792 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	173 º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	depression
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Edges surrounding pond is alluvial forest of sweetgum, red maple, and pitch pine
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	29-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	-1 m²
Cover Dispersion	subplot-contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Observation Area	-1 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: Actual pond has very little vegetation. Chasmathium laxum covers about 50% of the edge of the pond.

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 Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Canopy 85 % 9     -100 m² -none- 2 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     -100 m² -none- 3 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. **   Canopy 3.5 % 4     -100 m² -none- 4 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 1.5 % 3     -100 m² -none- 5 Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Chasmanthium laxum (L.) Yates **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     -100 m² -none- 6 Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     -100 m² -none- 7 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     -100 m² -none- 8 Juncus effusus L. Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     -100 m² -none- 9 Atrichum P. Beauv. sp. Atrichum P. Beauv. sp. **   Atrichum P. Beauv. sp. **   Atrichum P. Beauv. sp. **   Atrichum P. Beauv. sp. **   Atrichum P. Beauv. Atrichum Atrichum P. Beauv. sp. **   ATRIC2 Nonvascular 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 10 Thuidium Schimp. in B.S.G. sp. Thuidium Schimp. in B.S.G. sp. **   Thuidium Schimp. in B.S.G. sp. **   Thuidium Schimp. in B.S.G. sp. **   Thuidium Schimp. in B.S.G. sp. **   Thuidium Schimp. Thuidium Thuidium Schimp. in B.S.G. sp. **   THUID Nonvascular 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 11 Hypnum Hedw. sp. Hypnum Hedw. sp. **   Hypnum Hedw. sp. **   Hypnum Hedw. sp. **   Hypnum Hedw. sp. **   Hypnum Hedw. Hypnum Hypnum Hedw. sp. **   HYPNU2 Nonvascular 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 12 Sphagnum L. sp. Sphagnum L. sp. **   Sphagnum L. sp. **   Sphagnum L. sp. **   Sphagnum L. sp. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum Sphagnum L. sp. **   SPHAG2 Nonvascular 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular       Herbaceous       Tall Shrub       Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 %
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