121-01-1453
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	121-01-1453
Author Observation Code	121-01-1453
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Location Accuracy	6.1 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.3424346309814 º
Longitude	-83.3522425816533 º
Author Location	Nantahala NF - Alarka Laurel
Location Narrative	Down hill from the FS Road into Big Laurel Valley
State or Province	North Carolina
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Carolina area|country|territory: United States county: Swain county: Swain Geographic Name: Nantahala National Forest Geographic Name: Alarka Laurel
Layout Fields:
Azimuth	210 º
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	3 modules in a line. Main line on right side of plot. Corners numbered counterclockwise
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	Very Extensive
Elevation	1269 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Channel bed
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Phenologic Aspect	typical growing season
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Drainage	[multiple]
Water Salinity	Freshwater
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Jun-2010
Observation End Date	16-Jun-2010
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (121): Pulse 2010B = Mountain lacunae
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	NVC Standard 2004
Taxon Observation Area	300 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	300 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Very thorough
Floristic Quality	High
Bryophyte Quality	Low
Lichen Quality	Low
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Open canopy of PIRU over dense tall shrub layer of RHMA and KALA, and ILMO and Viburnum cas, virtually no herbs.

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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree 62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Shrub 62.5 % 8       -none- 3 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Shrub 37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Viburnum cassinoides Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Ilex sp. Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 7 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 8 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Herb 17.5 % 6       -none- 9 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herb 0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Herb 0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Herb 0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Herb 0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Herb 0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herb 0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum Sphagnum **   SPHAG2 Herb 0.05 % 1       -none- 16 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Herb 0.05 % 1       -none- 17 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herb 0.05 % 1       -none- 18 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Herb 0.05 % 1       -none- 19 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   module 85 % 9       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     32 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     35 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     10 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 20 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   module 62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 43.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 21 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   module 37.5 % 7       -none- 22 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   module 17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     21 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     7 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     8 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 23 Ilex sp. Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   module 17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     13 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     20 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     14 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 24 Viburnum cassinoides Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   module 17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     10 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 25 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   module 0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   module 0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   module 0.505 % 2       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 28 Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   Trillium [erectum + flexipes + simile] sp. **   module 0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   module 0.05 % 1       -none- 30 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   module 62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     11 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     8 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     11 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     7 stem(s) 31 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   module 62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 32 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   module 37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     17 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     15 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     16 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 33 Viburnum cassinoides Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   module 17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     4 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     5 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     2 stem(s) 34 Ilex sp. Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   module 17.5 % 6       -none- 35 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   module 17.5 % 6       -none- 36 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   module 1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     6 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     9 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     4 stem(s) 37 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   module 0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   module 0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   module 0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   module 0.05 % 1       -none- 41 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   module 0.05 % 1       -none- 42 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   module 62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     16 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     18 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     21 stem(s) 43 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   module 37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 44 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   module 17.5 % 6       -none- 45 Ilex sp. Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   Ilex sp. **   module 17.5 % 6       -none- 46 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   module 17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 0.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     6 stem(s) 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     2 stem(s) 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     8 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 47 Viburnum cassinoides Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   Viburnum cassinoides **   module 17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 1.75 cm ± 0.75 cm     1 stem(s) 48 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   module 1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     3 stem(s) 49 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum Sphagnum **   SPHAG2 module 0.505 % 2       -none- 50 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   module 0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover module       module       module       Herb 0 m 1 m 10 % Shrub 1 m 6 m 95 % Tree 6 m 20 m 60 %
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