GRSM.68
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.68
Author Observation Code	GRSM.68
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.731948141 º
Longitude	-83.406230626 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Little Pigeon River
Location Narrative	Rock outcrop along Little Pigeon River, just N of Ranger Station
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	423.671999356019 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	outcrop
Landscape Narrative	Rock is tilted up and downstream providing crevices for vegetation on downstream protected side. -- Fairly narrow part of the river. Floodplain vegetation across river, Hemlock/Rhodo. on steep slopes this side of river. Rock outcrop is below the scale at which vegetation will be mapped.
Hydrologic Regime	Temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	12-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:
Growthform1 Type	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Not many riverine outcrops like this. Reminiscent of "Bull Sluice" of the Chattooga River. Geology is smooth slate-like.

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 Polytrichum Hedw. Polytrichum Hedw. Polytrichum polytrichum moss Polytrichum Hedw. **   Polytrichum Hedw. Polytrichum polytrichum moss Polytrichum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 1.5 % 02       -none- 2 Viola L. Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 3 Luzula acuminata Raf. Luzula acuminata Raf. Luzula acuminata hairy woodrush Luzula acuminata Raf. **   Luzula acuminata Raf. Luzula acuminata hairy woodrush Luzula acuminata Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 4 Juncus effusus L. Juncus effusus L. Juncus effusus common rush Juncus effusus L. **   Juncus effusus L. Juncus effusus common rush Juncus effusus L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 5 Prunella vulgaris L. Prunella vulgaris L. Prunella vulgaris common selfheal Prunella vulgaris L. **   Prunella vulgaris L. Prunella vulgaris common selfheal Prunella vulgaris L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 6 Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia thymeleaf bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. **   Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia thymeleaf bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 7 Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 8 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 9 Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Platanus occidentalis L. **   Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Platanus occidentalis L. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 10 Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Liquidambar styraciflua L. Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua L. **   Tall Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 11 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Tall Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Vine/Liana       Tall Shrub
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