094-01-0208
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:22780-{8F4A6D5D-04A7-4449-BE60-E978291270E0} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	094-01-0208
Author Observation Code	094-01-0208
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	36 º
Longitude	-82 º
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	20 X by 50 Y
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1414.272 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Surficial Deposits	Igneous Rocks: Granitic
Representativeness	Good, extensive shrub bald.
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	15 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	76 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Aug-2003
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (94): NPS-Blue Ridge Parkway
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Exposed rocky ridgetop summit with many highly specialized S. App endemics.;

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 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Leucothoe recurva Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Leucothoe recurva **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Lyonia ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 10 Photinia pyrifolia Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia **   Photinia pyrifolia **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Populus grandidentata Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Clethra acuminata Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Rubus canadensis Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 7       -none- 19 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 17.5 % 6       -none- 20 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 21 Leiophyllum buxifolium Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Leiophyllum buxifolium **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 22 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 23 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 24 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 25 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 1       -none- 29 Xerophyllum asphodeloides Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Xerophyllum asphodeloides **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 5       -none- 30 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 31 Galax urceolata Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3       -none- 32 Coreopsis major Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Coreopsis major **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Aralia nudicaulis **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Lysimachia quadriflora Lysimachia quadriflora **   Lysimachia quadriflora **   Lysimachia quadriflora **   Lysimachia quadriflora **   Lysimachia quadriflora **   Lysimachia quadriflora **   Lysimachia quadriflora **   Lysimachia quadriflora **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Lycopodium hickeyi Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Dioscorea quaternata Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Dioscorea quaternata **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Uvularia puberula Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Uvularia puberula **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1       -none- 42 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa (Ach.) Llano Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   LAPA13 Lasallia papulosa (Ach.) Llano Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   LAPA13 Nonvascular 1.5 % 3       -none- 43 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata (Ach.) Tuck. Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   UMMA60 Umbilicaria mammulata (Ach.) Tuck. Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   UMMA60 Nonvascular 0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Polytrichum commune Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune Polytrichum commune **   POCO38 Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune Polytrichum commune **   POCO38 Nonvascular 0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Pseudevernia cladonia Pseudevernia cladonia **   Pseudevernia cladonia **   Pseudevernia cladonia **   Pseudevernia cladonia **   Pseudevernia cladonia **   Pseudevernia cladonia **   Pseudevernia cladonia **   Pseudevernia cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.05 % 1       -none- 46 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 47 Populus grandidentata Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 48 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 49 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 4       -none- 50 Prunus pensylvanica Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Prunus pensylvanica **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 3       -none- 51 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Epiphyte       Vine/Liana       Nonvascular   0.5 m 10 % Dwarf Shrub       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 60 % Sub-Canopy     5 % Canopy       Emergent       Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 %
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