106-APPA-0593
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0593
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0593
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.1042647106923 º
Longitude	-82.1028151799307 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: rock outcrop just SW of AT between Round Bald and Engine Gap on Roan Mountain.
Layout Fields:
Area	250 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1761 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	within the bald's natural communities (pre-dating European settlement)
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0.325 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.125 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0.5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.05 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Jun-2008
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	250 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0.3 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	cranberry gneiss about 1.3+ billion years old; base rich, about circumneutral; flat rock and scree within Southern Appalachian grassy bald, tending toward Sibbaldiopsis - Packera type but has significant Sibbaldiopsis locally. SE half of plot has more outcrops. Nitrogen deposition and ozone pollution may be impacting the area; mesic

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 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Houstonia serpyllifolia Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   Houstonia serpyllifolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Angelica triquinata Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   Angelica triquinata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 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-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Prenanthes roanensis Prenanthes roanensis **   Prenanthes roanensis **   Prenanthes roanensis **   Prenanthes roanensis **   Prenanthes roanensis **   Prenanthes roanensis **   Prenanthes roanensis **   Prenanthes roanensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Rubus canadensis Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   Rubus canadensis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Potentilla simplex Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   Potentilla simplex **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Rhododendron calendulaceum Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   Rhododendron calendulaceum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Hypericum mitchellianum Hypericum mitchellianum **   Hypericum mitchellianum **   Hypericum mitchellianum **   Hypericum mitchellianum **   Hypericum mitchellianum **   Hypericum mitchellianum **   Hypericum mitchellianum **   Hypericum mitchellianum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Saxifraga michauxii Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   Saxifraga michauxii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Abies fraseri Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 19 Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 20 Minuartia groenlandica Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   Minuartia groenlandica **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 21 Hieracium caespitosum Hieracium caespitosum **   Hieracium caespitosum **   Hieracium caespitosum **   Hieracium caespitosum **   Hieracium caespitosum **   Hieracium caespitosum **   Hieracium caespitosum **   Hieracium caespitosum **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     30 % Herbaceous     60 % Short Shrub     50 %
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