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GRSM.96
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3537.GRSM96
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.96
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.96
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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
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
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
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Ulrey, Chris Plot author
Patterson, Karen PI
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Rhododendron carolinianum - Rhododendron catawbiense - Leiophyllum buxifolium Shrubland       no
Patterson, Karen


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Trails, Wind/Ice events.
Animal, general   Bear trails.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot