106-APPA-0592
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0592
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0592
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.1273728598439 º
Longitude	-82.3061085285471 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: about 5 m from south side of AT not far south of Unaka Mountain summit on "flat" portion of ridge.
Layout Fields:
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1467 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	catastrophic fire about mid-1930s; unknown if logging occurred this high up the mountain
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0.005 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.015 %
Percent Wood	0.03 %
Percent Litter	0.95 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Jun-2008
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
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:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0.1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	soil is very rocky; leaf litter about 1" and duff layer about 1" thick; some Lilium superbum already wilted and dead

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 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   85 % 9       -none- 2 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Carex debilis var. rudgei Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Lilium superbum Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   Lilium superbum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Carex intumescens var. fernaldii Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   Carex intumescens var. fernaldii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Ageratina altissima var. roanensis Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   Ageratina altissima var. roanensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Rubus canadensis Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 22 Polygonum scandens Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   Polygonum scandens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Trillium erectum Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   Trillium erectum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Hexastylis heterophylla Hexastylis heterophylla **   Hexastylis heterophylla **   Hexastylis heterophylla **   Hexastylis heterophylla **   Hexastylis heterophylla **   Hexastylis heterophylla **   Hexastylis heterophylla **   Hexastylis heterophylla **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     10 % Herbaceous     5 % Short Shrub     30 % Tall Shrub     30 % Canopy     40 % Emergent     90 %
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