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GRSM.61
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3587.GRSM61
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.61
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.61
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.69641647 º
Longitude ? -83.483275609 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- Baskins Creek
State or Province ? Tennessee
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Mount Le Conte
region|state|province: Tennessee
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Plotless
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 615.695999064142 m
Slope Aspect ? 270 º
Slope Gradient ? 2.5 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Landform ? alluvial terrace
Landscape Narrative ? Nearly flat terrace along Baskins Creek. -- Fairly disturbed area. Bordered to the North by mixed deciduous forests with understory of Rhodo max, to the South by cutover cove forests dominated largely by Liriodendron.
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 09-Jun-1998
Observation End Date ? 09-Jun-1998
Project ? Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
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 ? Walnut is sole canopy tree. Most around 30 cm dbh. The verbesina is probably quite dominant in late summer. This was sampled because it may be typical of disturbed homesites where geology is circumneutral.
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 Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney **   Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney **   Herbaceous
85 %
06       -none-
2 Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Herbaceous
62.5 %
05       -none-
3 Ambrosia trifida L. Ambrosia trifida L. Ambrosia trifida great ragweed Ambrosia trifida L. **   Ambrosia trifida L. Ambrosia trifida great ragweed Ambrosia trifida L. **   Herbaceous
37.5 %
04       -none-
4 Juglans nigra L. Juglans nigra L. Juglans nigra black walnut Juglans nigra L. **   Juglans nigra L. Juglans nigra black walnut Juglans nigra L. **   Canopy
62.5 %
05       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy      
Dwarf Shrub      
Emergent      
Epiphyte      
Herbaceous      
Nonvascular      
Short Shrub      
Sub-Canopy      
Tall Shrub      
Vine/Liana      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
Ulrey, Chris Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Juglans nigra / Verbesina alternifolia Ruderal Forest       no
Patterson, Karen


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Logging. Likely old homesite. Rosa multiflora exotic. Unclear if walnut was planted...its scattered throughout this watershed.
Animal, general   Bear tracks.


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