GRSM.78
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.78
Author Observation Code	GRSM.78
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.665019034 º
Longitude	-83.49340317 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Lower Bullhead Trail
Location Narrative	Starting on Bullhead trail from Cherokee Orchard, proceed up trail appx. 1 mile, until get to first Cove Forest (it is very obvious). This cove has car-sized boulders. Plot is left of trail about 20 m.
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	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	978.40799851282 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	cove
Landscape Narrative	Talus slope. Very rocky, some large boulders. Only managedto sample a little of the A soil horizon...very rocky. -- Pine/Heath up on ridge where conditions are considerably drier.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	17-Jun-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	3 large yellowoods. Unbelievable abundance of Hydrophyllum!

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 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 4 Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Cladrastis kentukea Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd **   Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Cladrastis kentukea Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd **   Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 5 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 6 Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 7 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 8 Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Cladrastis kentukea Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd **   Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd Cladrastis kentukea Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 9 Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 10 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 11 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 12 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 13 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 14 Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense bluntleaf waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense bluntleaf waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 15 Viola canadensis L. Viola canadensis L. Viola canadensis Canadian white violet Viola canadensis L. **   Viola canadensis L. Viola canadensis Canadian white violet Viola canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 16 Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis L. **   Solidago flexicaulis L. Solidago flexicaulis zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis L. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 17 Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense L. **   Asarum canadense L. Asarum canadense Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 18 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 19 Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa black bugbane Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. **   Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa black bugbane Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 20 Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 21 Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed Stellaria pubera Michx. **   Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed Stellaria pubera Michx. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 22 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 23 Sedum ternatum Michx. Sedum ternatum Michx. Sedum ternatum woodland stonecrop Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Sedum ternatum Michx. Sedum ternatum woodland stonecrop Sedum ternatum Michx. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 24 Cimicifuga americana Michx. Cimicifuga americana Michx. Cimicifuga americana mountain bugbane Cimicifuga americana Michx. **   Cimicifuga americana Michx. Cimicifuga americana mountain bugbane Cimicifuga americana Michx. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 25 Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum red trillium Trillium erectum L. **   Trillium erectum L. Trillium erectum red trillium Trillium erectum L. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 26 Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum L. **   Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 27 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 28 Heuchera americana L. Heuchera americana L. Heuchera americana American alumroot Heuchera americana L. **   Heuchera americana L. Heuchera americana American alumroot Heuchera americana L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 29 Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 30 Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh **   Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh Polygonatum pubescens hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 31 Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. Disporum lanuginosum yellow fairybells Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. **   Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. Disporum lanuginosum yellow fairybells Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 32 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 33 Impatiens L. Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not Impatiens L. **   Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not Impatiens L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 34 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 35 Sanicula trifoliata Bickn. Sanicula trifoliata Bickn. Sanicula trifoliata largefruit blacksnakeroot Sanicula trifoliata Bickn. **   Sanicula trifoliata Bickn. Sanicula trifoliata largefruit blacksnakeroot Sanicula trifoliata Bickn. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 36 Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia var. curtisii mountain decumbent goldenrod Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood **   Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia var. curtisii mountain decumbent goldenrod Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 37 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 38 Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke **   Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Osmorhiza claytonii Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 39 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- 40 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 41 Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla pipevine Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. **   Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla pipevine Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. **   Vine/Liana 1.5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 35 m 50 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 100 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana   0.5 m 5 %
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