040-05-0251
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:5106-{51883B35-8B0B-4CE2-8708-D718E88441D2} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-05-0251
Author Observation Code	040-05-0251
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	100 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.523556083 º
Longitude	-83.840846002 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Forge Knob Branch
Location Narrative	Forge Knob Branch headwaters; AND: Plot is located due north of Forge Knob in the upper headwaters of Forge Knob Branch on a boulderfield at 4000 feet in elevation.
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: Forge Knob Branch
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1219 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	Periglacial boulderfield
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Upslope contains Fagus/Tilia/ Acer sacc slope forest. Ridtge to the east includes scattered rhododendron understory surrounding cove vegetation with a diversity of canopy species including Acer sacc. and Tilia. Plot established in center of shallow co
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Percent Bedrock	40 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	04-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: Extensive boulderfield with pit and mound evidence. Most root systems are shallow on embedded between boulders.

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 85 % 9     1000 m² -none- 2 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Canopy 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 3 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 4 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 5 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 6 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. **   Short Shrub 17.5 % 6     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. **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 8 Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa L. var. racemosa **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 9 Ribes cynosbati L. Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 10 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. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 11 Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 12 Clethra acuminata Michx. Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 13 Impatiens pallida Nutt. Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 7     1000 m² -none- 14 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 17.5 % 6     1000 m² -none- 15 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 16 Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5     1000 m² -none- 17 Allium tricoccum Ait. Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 18 Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 19 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     1000 m² -none- 20 Euonymus obovata Nutt. Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 21 Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 22 Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Circaea alpina L. ssp. alpina **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 23 Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 24 Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     1000 m² -none- 25 Carex L. sp. Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Carex L. sp. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 26 Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 27 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- 28 Asplenium montanum Willd. Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 29 Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Melanthium parviflorum (Michx.) S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none- 30 Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     1000 m² -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 50 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.