GRSM.153
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.153
Author Observation Code	GRSM.153
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.637528447 º
Longitude	-83.44635952 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Razorback ridge on Alum Cave Trail
Location Narrative	Follow Alum Cave Trail pass Alum Cave to Perrigrine Peak--sharp narrow ridge. Turn right off trail.
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	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1495.95839772614 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	57.5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridgetop bedrock outcrop
Landscape Narrative	Steep narrow rocky ridge.
Percent Bedrock	60 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	21-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	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Blueberry dominated Heath Bald...site is much rockier than most heathbalds--akin to the top of the chimney's. Extremely steep ridge.

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 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Tall Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 4 Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 5 Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium sandmyrtle Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium sandmyrtle Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 6 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 Melampyrum lineare Desr. Melampyrum lineare Desr. Melampyrum lineare narrowleaf cowwheat Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Melampyrum lineare Desr. Melampyrum lineare narrowleaf cowwheat Melampyrum lineare Desr. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 9 Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata beetleweed Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata beetleweed Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -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 2 m 5 m 90 % Vine/Liana
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