GRSM.88
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.88
Author Observation Code	GRSM.88
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.607003634 º
Longitude	-83.802264272 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Cades Cove Loop
Location Narrative	Just past parking area of John Oliver's Cabin, field on right side of road extends upslope, to 1791' elevation. Plot is near the edge of field just inside forest dominated by white oak.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Cades Cove region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	545.896799170237 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	mountain valley
Landscape Narrative	Possible erosional gullies in and around plot. Adjacent to field. Even, closed canopy. -- Foreste site on edge of field in Cades Cove. Grades into old field with Pinus virginana.
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	02-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	02-Jul-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	Patches of Verbesina alternifolia in this stand. This plot did not capture this feature.

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 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Canopy 85 % 06       -none- 2 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 4 Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 5 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 6 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 0.55 % 01       -none- 7 Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine Pinus strobus L. **   Sub-Canopy 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 85 % 06       -none- 9 Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 10 Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 11 Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 12 Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos L. **   Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 13 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 14 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans Michx. **   Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 15 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 16 Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale gypsyflower Cynoglossum officinale L. **   Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale gypsyflower Cynoglossum officinale L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 17 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 18 Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. Pycnanthemum montanum thinleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. **   Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. Pycnanthemum montanum thinleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 19 Eupatorium steelei E. Lamont Eupatorium steelei E. Lamont Eupatorium steelei Steele's eupatorium Eupatorium steelei E. Lamont **   Eupatorium steelei E. Lamont Eupatorium steelei Steele's eupatorium Eupatorium steelei E. Lamont **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 20 Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 21 Lobelia inflata L. Lobelia inflata L. Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata L. **   Lobelia inflata L. Lobelia inflata Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 22 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 23 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 24 Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould **   Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (Ell.) Gould **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 25 Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson **   Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) Robson **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 26 Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 27 Bromus catharticus Vahl Bromus catharticus Vahl Bromus catharticus rescuegrass Bromus catharticus Vahl **   Bromus catharticus Vahl Bromus catharticus rescuegrass Bromus catharticus Vahl **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 28 Sanicula canadensis L. Sanicula canadensis L. Sanicula canadensis Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis L. **   Sanicula canadensis L. Sanicula canadensis Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 29 Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis broadleaf enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus **   Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis broadleaf enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis (L.) Aschers. & Magnus **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 30 Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 31 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 32 Lespedeza Michx. Lespedeza Michx. Lespedeza lespedeza Lespedeza Michx. **   Lespedeza Michx. Lespedeza lespedeza Lespedeza Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 33 Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 34 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 35 Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney **   Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britt. ex Kearney **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 36 Prenanthes altissima L. Prenanthes altissima L. Prenanthes altissima tall rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes altissima L. **   Prenanthes altissima L. Prenanthes altissima tall rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes altissima L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 37 Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 38 Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 39 Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis poverty rush Juncus tenuis Willd. **   Juncus tenuis Willd. Juncus tenuis poverty rush Juncus tenuis Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 40 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 41 Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet Viola blanda Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 42 Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 43 Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. **   Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia oryzoides rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 44 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 45 Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. Carex complanata hirsute sedge Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. Carex complanata hirsute sedge Carex complanata Torr. & Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 46 Linum striatum Walt. Linum striatum Walt. Linum striatum ridged yellow flax Linum striatum Walt. **   Linum striatum Walt. Linum striatum ridged yellow flax Linum striatum Walt. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 47 Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora L. **   Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 48 Scutellaria ovata Hill Scutellaria ovata Hill Scutellaria ovata heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata Hill **   Scutellaria ovata Hill Scutellaria ovata heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata Hill **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 49 Dactylis glomerata L. Dactylis glomerata L. Dactylis glomerata orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata L. **   Dactylis glomerata L. Dactylis glomerata orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 50 Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 51 Viola L. Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 52 Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene **   Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene Ionactis linariifolius flaxleaf whitetop aster Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 53 Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 54 Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 55 Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Pinus virginiana P. Mill. Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Pinus virginiana P. Mill. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 56 Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium dichotomum cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium dichotomum cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 57 Oxalis L. Oxalis L. Oxalis woodsorrel Oxalis L. **   Oxalis L. Oxalis woodsorrel Oxalis L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 58 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- 59 Festuca pratensis Huds. Festuca pratensis Huds. Festuca pratensis Festuca pratensis Huds. **   Festuca pratensis Huds. **   Festuca pratensis Huds. Festuca pratensis Festuca pratensis Huds. **   Festuca pratensis Huds. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 60 Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Ranunculus recurvatus blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. **   Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. Ranunculus recurvatus blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 61 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Vine/Liana 0.55 % 01       -none- 62 Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Vine/Liana 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 % Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana
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