GRSM.96
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.96
Author Observation Code	GRSM.96
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.662617498 º
Longitude	-83.451952133 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Rocky Spur
Location Narrative	On summit of Rocky Spur NW of LeConte summit. Trail runs through plot. Linear occurence along ridge.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee quadrangle: Mount Le Conte area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	50 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1737.35999735921 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridgetop bedrock outcrop
Landscape Narrative	Rocky ridgeline. Rocky shallow soils, not sampled. -- Surrounded by Rhodo. catawbiense Shrubland w/ scattered spruce. Rhodo cat shrubland has small inclusions of Leiophyllum and covers the upper slopes of the ridge merging into Picea rubens vegetation.
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	14-Jul-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	50 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Leiophyllum is dominant in a linear strip along the ridge 100+ by 2 m wide, sometimes wider. Vegetation covers hummocks formed by lichens and mosses.

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 Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium sandmyrtle Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium sandmyrtle Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Short Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Short Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 4 Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 5 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 6 Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides withe-rod Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides withe-rod Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 7 Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 lichens Lichen lichens **   lichens **   2LICHN Lichen lichens **   lichens **   2LICHN Nonvascular 17.5 % 03       -none- 9 mosses mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   Nonvascular 1.5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy       Herbaceous       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Nonvascular   0.5 m 50 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 80 % Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana
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