GRSM.114
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.114
Author Observation Code	GRSM.114
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.634767672 º
Longitude	-83.376347594 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Masa Knob
Location Narrative	Get on Appalachian Trail. Walk to Masa Knob. Head down ESE side appx 200 m off trail. look for Yellow Birch Dominated site.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Mount Le Conte region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1450 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1645.9199974982 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Slightly concave slope. Only A soil sample collected. -- Uphill grades to Fir dominated stand.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	29-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	1450 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	Yellow Birch is sole canopy dominant. Only occassional beech sprouts. Hog activity may be responsible for lower diversity. Fair, even-aged stand. No sign of logging, but trees are not very large.

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 alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Canopy 85 % 06       -none- 2 Rubus allegheniensis Porter Rubus allegheniensis Porter Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Porter **   Rubus allegheniensis Porter Rubus allegheniensis Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Porter **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 3 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -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. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 5 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 6 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 9 Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 10 Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis white edge sedge Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis white edge sedge Carex debilis Michx. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 11 Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata clustered goldenrod Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata clustered goldenrod Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 12 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. Ageratina altissima var. roanensis white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. Ageratina altissima var. roanensis white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 13 Carex intumescens Rudge Carex intumescens Rudge Carex intumescens greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens Rudge **   Carex intumescens Rudge Carex intumescens greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens Rudge **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 14 Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata filmy angelica Angelica triquinata Michx. **   Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata filmy angelica Angelica triquinata Michx. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 15 Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 16 Lilium superbum L. Lilium superbum L. Lilium superbum turk's-cap lily Lilium superbum L. **   Lilium superbum L. Lilium superbum turk's-cap lily Lilium superbum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 17 Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray Cuscuta rostrata beaked dodder Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray Cuscuta rostrata beaked dodder Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 18 Aster chlorolepis Burgess Aster chlorolepis Burgess Aster chlorolepis Aster chlorolepis Burgess **   Aster chlorolepis Burgess **   Aster chlorolepis Burgess Aster chlorolepis Aster chlorolepis Burgess **   Aster chlorolepis Burgess **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 19 Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 20 Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed Stellaria pubera Michx. **   Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed Stellaria pubera Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 21 Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman Rugelia nudicaulis Rugel's Indianplantain Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman Rugelia nudicaulis Rugel's Indianplantain Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlw. ex Chapman **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 22 Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia thymeleaf bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. **   Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia thymeleaf bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 23 Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum red trillium Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum red trillium Trillium erectum L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 24 Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Vine/Liana
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