106-APPA-0537
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0537
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0537
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.7391355486048 º
Longitude	-83.9388290139353 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: Chattahoochee NF; NW side of Blood Mountain about 200 m NW of trail shelter.
Layout Fields:
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1350 m
Slope Aspect	10 º
Slope Gradient	24 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	site experiences frequent periods of fog and high rainfall, winds and ice storms; protected as scenic corridor
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0.05 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.07 %
Percent Wood	0.02 %
Percent Litter	0.84 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.02 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Jun-2007
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:
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	exposed rocky summit with open canopy of dwarf red oak and white oak over dense Rhododendron shrub layer; large exposed boulders with Deschampsia and Heuchera; sparse scattered Sorbus and Vaccinium make association indicative of high-elevation sites; 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 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Eurybia macrophylla Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   Eurybia macrophylla **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 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-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Rhododendron cumberlandense Rhododendron cumberlandense **   Rhododendron cumberlandense **   Rhododendron cumberlandense **   Rhododendron cumberlandense **   Rhododendron cumberlandense **   Rhododendron cumberlandense **   Rhododendron cumberlandense **   Rhododendron cumberlandense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Oclemena acuminata Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   Oclemena acuminata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Heuchera villosa var. villosa Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   Heuchera villosa var. villosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Clethra acuminata Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Lilium michauxii Lilium michauxii **   Lilium michauxii **   Lilium michauxii **   Lilium michauxii **   Lilium michauxii **   Lilium michauxii **   Lilium michauxii **   Lilium michauxii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Melanthium parviflorum Melanthium parviflorum **   Melanthium parviflorum **   Melanthium parviflorum **   Melanthium parviflorum **   Melanthium parviflorum **   Melanthium parviflorum **   Melanthium parviflorum **   Melanthium parviflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Dryopteris marginalis Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   Dryopteris marginalis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Polypodium appalachianum Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   Polypodium appalachianum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Galax urceolata Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   Galax urceolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 28 Porteranthus trifoliatus Porteranthus trifoliatus **   Porteranthus trifoliatus **   Porteranthus trifoliatus **   Porteranthus trifoliatus **   Porteranthus trifoliatus **   Porteranthus trifoliatus **   Porteranthus trifoliatus **   Porteranthus trifoliatus **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 29 Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 30 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     5 % Tall Shrub     90 % Canopy     40 % Emergent     50 %
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