067-CHER-31
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	067-CHER-31
Author Observation Code	067-CHER-31
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Location Accuracy	50 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.925843047 º
Longitude	-82.95314836 º
Author Location	Cherokee National Forest - French Broad Shale #1
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee area|country|territory: United States county: Cocke Geographic Name: Eastern Coastal Plain Geographic Name: French Broad Shale #1 Geographic Name: Cherokee National Forest
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	370.5 m
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	This community occurs on subcalcareous shale with an open canopy of Quercus prinus. It is a woodland with other scattered woody plants including an understory of Ostrya. The flora is moderately calciphilic (e.g., Ostrya, Cocculus) but with Carex pensylvanica and Andropogon gerardii. There are few pines (Pinus virginiana). These are more common upslope. The shrub layer is open with patches of Vaccinium stramineum. Also Philadelphus hirsutus and Cocculus. The substrate is very unstable with sloughing-off shale mini-talus. The soil is silty and mixed with greater than 50% shale fragments. It apparently weathers directly from the shale and mixed with little organic matter. Some burned roots indicate a recent fire history. The Quercus prinus are multi-stemmed apparently cut in the past and regenerated. There are many exotics but none are dominant. This could be a problem in the future.
Soil Moisture Regime	Xeric
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	80 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Sep-2000 ± exact
Observation End Date	28-Sep-2000 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (67): NatureServe_USDA-NF
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	0 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
Cover Dispersion	subplot-contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
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:
Growthform1 Type	Broad-leaved deciduous tree
Misc Fields:
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Ulmus alata Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 2 Ostrya virginiana Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 3 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 4 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Philadelphus hirsutus Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Philadelphus hirsutus **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Rubus argutus Rubus argutus **   Rubus argutus **   Rubus argutus **   Rubus argutus **   Rubus argutus **   Rubus argutus **   Rubus argutus **   Rubus argutus **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 2       -none- 7 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 2       -none- 8 Rhus glabra Rhus glabra **   Rhus glabra **   Rhus glabra **   Rhus glabra **   Rhus glabra **   Rhus glabra **   Rhus glabra **   Rhus glabra **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 2       -none- 9 Cocculus carolinus Cocculus carolinus **   Cocculus carolinus **   Cocculus carolinus **   Cocculus carolinus **   Cocculus carolinus **   Cocculus carolinus **   Cocculus carolinus **   Cocculus carolinus **   Vine/Liana 7.5 % 5       -none- 10 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 2       -none- 11 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 2       -none- 12 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 7       -none- 13 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Solidago sphacelata Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Solidago sphacelata **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Helianthus microcephalus Helianthus microcephalus **   Helianthus microcephalus **   Helianthus microcephalus **   Helianthus microcephalus **   Helianthus microcephalus **   Helianthus microcephalus **   Helianthus microcephalus **   Helianthus microcephalus **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Cheilanthes lanosa Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Cheilanthes lanosa **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Woodsia obtusa Woodsia obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa **   Woodsia obtusa **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Lespedeza cuneata Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Lespedeza cuneata **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Lathyrus venosus Lathyrus venosus **   Lathyrus venosus **   Lathyrus venosus **   Lathyrus venosus **   Lathyrus venosus **   Lathyrus venosus **   Lathyrus venosus **   Lathyrus venosus **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Silene virginica Silene virginica **   Silene virginica **   Silene virginica **   Silene virginica **   Silene virginica **   Silene virginica **   Silene virginica **   Silene virginica **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Clitoria mariana Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Clitoria mariana **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 23 Polygonum scandens L. Polygonum scandens L. **   Polygonum scandens L. **   Polygonum scandens L. **   Polygonum scandens L. **   Polygonum scandens L. **   Polygonum scandens L. **   Polygonum scandens L. **   Polygonum scandens L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 24 Verbascum thapsus Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Verbascum thapsus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 25 Tradescantia Tradescantia **   Tradescantia **   Tradescantia **   Tradescantia **   Tradescantia **   Tradescantia **   Tradescantia **   Tradescantia **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 26 Phytolacca americana Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Phytolacca americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 27 Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 28 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 29 Vicia Vicia **   Vicia **   Vicia **   Vicia **   Vicia **   Vicia **   Vicia **   Vicia **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 30 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 31 Hypericum punctatum Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 32 Zizia aptera Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Zizia aptera **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 33 Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 34 Acalypha gracilens Acalypha gracilens **   Acalypha gracilens **   Acalypha gracilens **   Acalypha gracilens **   Acalypha gracilens **   Acalypha gracilens **   Acalypha gracilens **   Acalypha gracilens **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 35 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 36 Ruellia caroliniensis Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Ruellia caroliniensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 37 Dichanthelium commutatum Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Dichanthelium commutatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 38 Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Ageratina altissima **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 39 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 40 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 41 Solidago arguta Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 42 Symphyotrichum undulatum Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Symphyotrichum undulatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 43 Campanula divaricata Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Campanula divaricata **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 44 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 45 Penstemon canescens Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 2       -none- 46 Lactuca Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Lactuca **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 47 Thaspium pinnatifidum Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Thaspium pinnatifidum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Lobelia puberula Lobelia puberula **   Lobelia puberula **   Lobelia puberula **   Lobelia puberula **   Lobelia puberula **   Lobelia puberula **   Lobelia puberula **   Lobelia puberula **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 49 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 2       -none- 50 Cercis canadensis Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Cercis canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 2       -none- 51 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7       -none- 52 Ulmus alata Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Canopy 17.5 % 6       -none- 53 Carya pallida Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Carya pallida **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 54 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 55 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 7.5 % 5       -none- 56 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     60 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Herbaceous     80 % Vine/Liana     0 % Tall Shrub     20 % Sub-Canopy     20 %
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