106-APPA-0540
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0540
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0540
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.7186378813775 º
Longitude	-83.8566876280574 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: Chattahoochee NF; about 200 m south of AT on Green Cliff Top where AT reaches the spine of Cowrock Mountain; on top of exposed rock outcrop.
Layout Fields:
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1146 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridge
Soil Drainage	Poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0.86 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.02 %
Percent Wood	0.02 %
Percent Litter	0.04 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.06 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Jul-2007
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	200 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	gently sloping exposed smooth-foliated gneiss rock with dense mats dominated by Selaginella and bare rock with patchy lichens (primarily Parmelia) and mosses; areas with deeper soil with patches of grasses and low shrubs; xeric to mesic; extremes of very wet conditions due to fog and rain and long periods of dry

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 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Rosa carolina var. carolina Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   Rosa carolina var. carolina **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 3 Selaginella rupestris Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 4 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-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Rubus flagellaris Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   Rubus flagellaris **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Dichanthelium acuminatum Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   Robinia pseudoacacia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   Prunus angustifolia var. angustifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Bulbostylis capillaris Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Apocynum cannabinum Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   Apocynum cannabinum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 17 Solidago arguta Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Thalictrum dioicum Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   Thalictrum dioicum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Poa compressa Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   Poa compressa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Croton willdenowii Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Talinum teretifolium Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   Talinum teretifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Lespedeza virginica Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   Lespedeza virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Penstemon canescens Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   Penstemon canescens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Krigia montana Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   Krigia montana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     10 % Herbaceous     40 % Short Shrub     10 % Tall Shrub     5 %
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