040-05-0244
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-05-0244
Author Observation Code	040-05-0244
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.592639366 º
Longitude	-83.837140445 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Cades Cove Loop
Location Narrative	Inside Cades Cove loop on the west end.; AND: South side of Abrams Creek, within the Cades Cove loop, at the western end of the loop, there area several drainage ditches which appear to be saturated. The plot is in the middle of the field.
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: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Cades Cove Loop
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	522 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	1 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	flood plain
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: The flats near Abrams Creek have what appears to be man made drainage ditches.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	10 %
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	100 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: Floodplain field with ditches. Ditches have standing water, some of the ditch areas have alder, willow, and dogwood growing in the ditch

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 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 85 % 9     100 m² -none- 2 Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 6     100 m² -none- 3 Scirpus L. sp. Scirpus L. sp. **   Scirpus L. sp. **   Scirpus L. sp. **   Scirpus L. sp. **   Scirpus L. sp. **   Scirpus L. sp. **   Scirpus L. sp. **   Scirpus L. sp. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     100 m² -none- 4 Cinna arundinacea L. Cinna arundinacea L. **   Cinna arundinacea L. **   Cinna arundinacea L. **   Cinna arundinacea L. **   Cinna arundinacea L. **   Cinna arundinacea L. **   Cinna arundinacea L. **   Cinna arundinacea L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     100 m² -none- 5 Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Rhexia mariana L. var. mariana **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     100 m² -none- 6 Carex lurida Wahlenb. Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Carex lurida Wahlenb. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     100 m² -none- 7 Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Woodwardia areolata (L.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     100 m² -none- 8 Polygonum setaceum Baldw. Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Polygonum setaceum Baldw. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     100 m² -none- 9 Lysimachia hybrida Michx. Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Lysimachia hybrida Michx. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     100 m² -none- 10 Eleocharis R. Br. sp. Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Eleocharis R. Br. sp. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     100 m² -none- 11 Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     100 m² -none- 12 Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora capitellata (Michx.) Vahl **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     100 m² -none- 13 Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     100 m² -none- 14 Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Mimulus ringens L. var. ringens **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     100 m² -none- 15 Cornus foemina P. Mill. Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Cornus foemina P. Mill. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     100 m² -none- 16 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. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     100 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Short Shrub
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