GRSM.239
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.239
Author Observation Code	GRSM.239
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.609863201 º
Longitude	-83.805642098 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Gregory's Cave
Location Narrative	Go to Gregory's Cave off the Cades Cove loop rd. Approx. Plot is located approx. 50 meters directly above the cave entrance.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee quadrangle: Cades Cove area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	637.946399030321 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	karst window
Landscape Narrative	Limestone outcrops on slope. Lots of ash seedlings. -- Pine co-dominant with oaks. Herb layer is sparse.
Representativeness	Plot is representative of the limestone outcrop area. Outcrop area is localized to the cave area an
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	40 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	27-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	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:
Observation Narrative	Triphora trianthophora is scattered throughou this area, but not in the plot. This sample could represent a marginal example of CEGL004476

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 4 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 5 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 6 Carya Nutt. Carya Nutt. Carya hickory Carya Nutt. **   Carya Nutt. Carya hickory Carya Nutt. **   Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 7 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 8 Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link Pellaea atropurpurea purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link **   Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link Pellaea atropurpurea purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea (L.) Link **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 9 Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 10 Danthonia DC. Danthonia DC. Danthonia oatgrass Danthonia DC. **   Danthonia DC. Danthonia oatgrass Danthonia DC. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 11 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans Michx. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 12 Aster L. Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 13 Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould Dichanthelium rosette grass Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould Dichanthelium rosette grass Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 14 Agrimonia rostellata Wallr. Agrimonia rostellata Wallr. Agrimonia rostellata beaked agrimony Agrimonia rostellata Wallr. **   Agrimonia rostellata Wallr. Agrimonia rostellata beaked agrimony Agrimonia rostellata Wallr. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 15 Viola cucullata Ait. Viola cucullata Ait. Viola cucullata marsh blue violet Viola cucullata Ait. **   Viola cucullata Ait. Viola cucullata marsh blue violet Viola cucullata Ait. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 16 Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 17 Desmodium rotundifolium DC. Desmodium rotundifolium DC. Desmodium rotundifolium prostrate ticktrefoil Desmodium rotundifolium DC. **   Desmodium rotundifolium DC. Desmodium rotundifolium prostrate ticktrefoil Desmodium rotundifolium DC. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 18 Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 19 Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 20 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 21 Morus rubra L. Morus rubra L. Morus rubra red mulberry Morus rubra L. **   Morus rubra L. Morus rubra red mulberry Morus rubra L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 22 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- 23 Cynoglossum virginianum L. Cynoglossum virginianum L. Cynoglossum virginianum wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum L. **   Cynoglossum virginianum L. Cynoglossum virginianum wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 24 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 25 Botrychium Sw. Botrychium Sw. Botrychium grapefern Botrychium Sw. **   Botrychium Sw. Botrychium grapefern Botrychium Sw. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 26 Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bart. Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bart. Lespedeza repens creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bart. **   Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bart. Lespedeza repens creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bart. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 27 Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson **   Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 28 Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos L. **   Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 29 Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera Gamochaeta purpurea spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera **   Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera Gamochaeta purpurea spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 30 Passiflora lutea L. Passiflora lutea L. Passiflora lutea yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea L. **   Passiflora lutea L. Passiflora lutea yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 31 Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude Taenidia integerrima yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude **   Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude Taenidia integerrima yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 32 Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. Pycnanthemum montanum thinleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. **   Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. Pycnanthemum montanum thinleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 33 Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 34 Desmodium Desv. Desmodium Desv. Desmodium ticktrefoil Desmodium Desv. **   Desmodium Desv. Desmodium ticktrefoil Desmodium Desv. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 35 Rubus L. Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 36 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 37 Viola palmata L. Viola palmata L. Viola palmata early blue violet Viola palmata L. **   Viola palmata L. Viola palmata early blue violet Viola palmata L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 38 Sanicula L. Sanicula L. Sanicula sanicle Sanicula L. **   Sanicula L. Sanicula sanicle Sanicula L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 39 Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 40 Senecio anonymus Wood Senecio anonymus Wood Senecio anonymus Senecio anonymus Wood **   Senecio anonymus Wood **   Senecio anonymus Wood Senecio anonymus Senecio anonymus Wood **   Senecio anonymus Wood **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 41 Pyrrhopappus DC. Pyrrhopappus DC. Pyrrhopappus desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus DC. **   Pyrrhopappus DC. Pyrrhopappus desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus DC. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 42 Aristolochia serpentaria L. Aristolochia serpentaria L. Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria L. **   Aristolochia serpentaria L. Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 43 Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Baptisia tinctoria horseflyweed Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Baptisia tinctoria horseflyweed Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 44 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 45 Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link **   Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 46 Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Lysimachia quadrifolia whorled yellow loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Lysimachia quadrifolia whorled yellow loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 47 Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 48 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 49 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 50 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 51 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 52 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 53 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 54 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 55 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 56 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 57 Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Vine/Liana 1.5 % 02       -none- 58 Ipomoea L. Ipomoea L. Ipomoea morning-glory Ipomoea L. **   Ipomoea L. Ipomoea morning-glory Ipomoea L. **   Vine/Liana 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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