106-APPA-0554
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0554
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0554
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.7378326442322 º
Longitude	-83.9371668443223 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: Chattahoochee NF; on summit of Blood Mountain on first large outcrop south of AT trail shelter.
Layout Fields:
Area	300 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1353 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridgetop bedrock outcrop
Landscape Narrative	protected AT corridor; pristine
Soil Drainage	Rapidly drained
Percent Bedrock	0.9 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.05 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0.03 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.02 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-Jul-2007
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	300 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	exposed rocky summit with periods of extreme moisture, including rain and fog interception, but also very dry periods with little soil to retain moisture; xeric-mesic; extremes of high rainfall and exposed dry rock

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 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 2 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 3 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- 4 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 5 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 7 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 8 Amelanchier laevis Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   Amelanchier laevis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Dichanthelium acuminatum Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Croton willdenowii Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   Croton willdenowii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Bulbostylis capillaris Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   Bulbostylis capillaris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Solidago arguta Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   Solidago arguta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Paronychia argyrocoma Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   Paronychia argyrocoma **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Selaginella rupestris Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   Selaginella rupestris **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   Sibbaldiopsis tridentata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Rumex acetosella Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   Rumex acetosella **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Lechea racemulosa Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   Lechea racemulosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   Solidago nemoralis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     10 % Herbaceous     10 % Short Shrub     5 % Tall Shrub     5 %
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