106-APPA-0560
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0560
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0560
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.8787287222747 º
Longitude	-83.654143129824 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: Chattahoochee NF; north slope of Dismal Knob about 1.2 miles north of Addis Gap.
Layout Fields:
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1183 m
Slope Aspect	20 º
Slope Gradient	32 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	periglacial boulderfield
Landscape Narrative	very old forest; protected AT corridor
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0.45 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.47 %
Percent Wood	0.02 %
Percent Litter	0.06 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Jul-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:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0.6 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	very top end of boulderfield on extremely steep north aspect; some yellow birch and basswood in canopy but largely dominated by black birch; some typical boulderfield associates (Acer spicatum) do not reach up into this area; well-developed herb layer; mesic site with high rainfall

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 Eurybia divaricata Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   Eurybia divaricata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Tilia americana Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   Tilia americana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Clethra acuminata Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   Clethra acuminata **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 7 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 8 Vaccinium simulatum Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   Vaccinium simulatum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 10 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-   7.5 % 5       -none- 11 Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   Rubus allegheniensis var. allegheniensis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 12 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 13 Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eupatorium purpureum var. purpureum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 14 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 15 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 16 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 17 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima var. altissima **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 18 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 19 Solidago curtisii Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   Solidago curtisii **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 20 Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   Hydrangea arborescens **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 21 Veratrum viride Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   Veratrum viride **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Cystopteris protrusa Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   Cystopteris protrusa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Trautvetteria caroliniensis Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   Trautvetteria caroliniensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Nonvascular     60 % Herbaceous     80 % Tall Shrub     30 % Canopy     40 % Emergent     60 %
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