GRSM.67
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.67
Author Observation Code	GRSM.67
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.733392798 º
Longitude	-83.420469216 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Lower little pigeon river
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Mount Le Conte area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	499.871999240195 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	cove
Landscape Narrative	Steep wide ravine. -- This community covers much land that was accessible and cleared. Uphill transitions to more xeric Oak communities, downhill when reavine becomes steeper pockets of Hemlock appear. Further downslope old homesites and clearings with much Walnut.
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	11-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	11-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	Although this site has obviously been intensively logged, the herb stratum is abundant and diverse. Came across a large patch of Smallanthus uvedeloides.

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 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Canopy 85 % 06       -none- 2 Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. Aruncus dioicus bride's feathers Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. **   Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. Aruncus dioicus bride's feathers Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 3 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 4 Iris cristata Ait. Iris cristata Ait. Iris cristata dwarf crested iris Iris cristata Ait. **   Iris cristata Ait. Iris cristata dwarf crested iris Iris cristata Ait. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 5 Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 6 Desmodium Desv. Desmodium Desv. Desmodium ticktrefoil Desmodium Desv. **   Desmodium Desv. Desmodium ticktrefoil Desmodium Desv. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 Viola L. Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub       Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Vine/Liana
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