GRSM.146
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.146
Author Observation Code	GRSM.146
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.653782852 º
Longitude	-83.430244807 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Boulevard Trail
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	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1913.22959709189 m
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	debris slide
Percent Bedrock	80 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	15-Aug-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:
Growthform1 Type	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Rock is perfectly aligned for sloughing off and sliding down. Very large numbes of Sax. mich. Dennstaedia is only present on edge of slide. Only a small amount of seepage. Species list is comprehensive!

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 Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 3 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub       Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Vine/Liana
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