GRSM.81
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.81
Author Observation Code	GRSM.81
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.719558542 º
Longitude	-83.388382138 º
Author Location	GRSM -- 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	472.439999281891 m
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	streambed
Landscape Narrative	Boulder, cobbly substrate. Vegetation is growing in cracks. -- Surrounded by floodplain forests, i.e., Poplar-Gum-Hemlock.
Hydrologic Regime	Temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	60 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	18-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	The little pigeon river has many seasonally dry forks. These bouldery forks contain this community, which should be visible from air photos.

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 Carex torta Boott ex Tuckerman Carex torta Boott ex Tuckerman Carex torta twisted sedge Carex torta Boott ex Tuckerman **   Carex torta Boott ex Tuckerman Carex torta twisted sedge Carex torta Boott ex Tuckerman **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet Viola sororia Willd. **   Viola sororia Willd. Viola sororia common blue violet Viola sororia Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 3 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 4 Eupatorium fistulosum Barratt Eupatorium fistulosum Barratt Eupatorium fistulosum trumpetweed Eupatorium fistulosum Barratt **   Eupatorium fistulosum Barratt Eupatorium fistulosum trumpetweed Eupatorium fistulosum Barratt **   Herbaceous 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 40 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana
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