106-APPA-0612
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0612
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0612
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.8852332044286 º
Longitude	-82.8330678657082 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: about 0.75 mile south from Forest Service office in Hot Springs on south-facing slope just past first large switchback that crosses sandstone ridge.
Layout Fields:
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	490 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	surrounded by xeric chestnut oak forest
Soil Drainage	Well drained
Percent Bedrock	0.02 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.02 %
Percent Wood	0.02 %
Percent Litter	0.92 %
Percent Bare Soil	0.02 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-Jun-2008
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	south-facing rocky sandstone exposure; acidic and dominated by mix of pines and dry oaks; xeric

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 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Pinus echinata Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   Pinus echinata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Quercus marilandica Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   Quercus marilandica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Quercus falcata Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 12 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 13 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Schizachyrium scoparium Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   Schizachyrium scoparium **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 16 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     20 % Short Shrub     50 % Tall Shrub     70 % Canopy     50 % Emergent     60 %
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