GRSM.133
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.133
Author Observation Code	GRSM.133
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.64119901 º
Longitude	-83.47709248 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Fort Harry
Location Narrative	Follow 441 past chimney's campground and past hairpin turn. There is a quiet walkway on the left, park at the pulloff just past this walk way on the right. Ravine dog-legs to the right toward parking area. Plot is 300 m above road in middle of ravine.
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	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1048.51199840626 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	periglacial boulderfield
Landscape Narrative	Side of ravine is steep and littered w/ large boulders. The draw is narrow at top and widens at base splitting two drainages with raised boulderfield in the middle. No soil collected due to none present. -- Hemlock on slope above ravine, but not present in this site.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	11-Aug-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 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:
--no data--

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 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 4 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 5 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 6 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 7 Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 8 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 9 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 10 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 11 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 12 Ribes cynosbati L. Ribes cynosbati L. Ribes cynosbati eastern prickly gooseberry Ribes cynosbati L. **   Ribes cynosbati L. Ribes cynosbati eastern prickly gooseberry Ribes cynosbati L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 13 Euonymus obovata Nutt. Euonymus obovata Nutt. Euonymus obovata running strawberry bush Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. Euonymus obovata running strawberry bush Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 14 Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis L. **   Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis L. **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 15 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 16 Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa black bugbane Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. **   Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa black bugbane Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 17 Sedum ternatum Michx. Sedum ternatum Michx. Sedum ternatum woodland stonecrop Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. Sedum ternatum woodland stonecrop Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 18 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 19 Rudbeckia laciniata L. Rudbeckia laciniata L. Rudbeckia laciniata cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Rudbeckia laciniata L. Rudbeckia laciniata cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata L. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 20 Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense bluntleaf waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense bluntleaf waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 21 Impatiens pallida Nutt. Impatiens pallida Nutt. Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 22 Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens Geum canadense Jacq. **   Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens Geum canadense Jacq. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 23 Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 24 Thalictrum pubescens Pursh Thalictrum pubescens Pursh Thalictrum pubescens king of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens Pursh **   Thalictrum pubescens Pursh Thalictrum pubescens king of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens Pursh **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 25 Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev **   Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev Festuca subverticillata nodding fescue Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 26 Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia var. curtisii mountain decumbent goldenrod Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood **   Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia var. curtisii mountain decumbent goldenrod Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 27 Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke **   Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 28 Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix Elymus hystrix var. hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix **   Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix Elymus hystrix var. hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix L. var. hystrix **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 29 Allium tricoccum Ait. Allium tricoccum Ait. Allium tricoccum wild leek Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. Allium tricoccum wild leek Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 30 Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 31 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- 32 Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh **   Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 33 Phlox stolonifera Sims Phlox stolonifera Sims Phlox stolonifera creeping phlox Phlox stolonifera Sims **   Phlox stolonifera Sims Phlox stolonifera creeping phlox Phlox stolonifera Sims **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 34 Monarda didyma L. Monarda didyma L. Monarda didyma scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. Monarda didyma scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 35 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 36 Heuchera americana L. Heuchera americana L. Heuchera americana American alumroot Heuchera americana L. **   Heuchera americana L. Heuchera americana American alumroot Heuchera americana L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 37 Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 38 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- 39 Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla pipevine Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. **   Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla pipevine Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 40 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 41 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 42 Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small Campanulastrum americanum American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small **   Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small Campanulastrum americanum American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 43 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- 44 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 45 Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. **   Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Botrychium virginianum rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 46 Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 47 Viola canadensis L. Viola canadensis L. Viola canadensis Canadian white violet Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. Viola canadensis Canadian white violet Viola canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 48 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott ssp. triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 50 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Vine/Liana
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