GRSM.90
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.90
Author Observation Code	GRSM.90
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.651099042 º
Longitude	-83.44080984 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Alum Cave trail
Location Narrative	On Alum Cave Trail on the way to the Leconte summit.
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	1831.84799721559 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Spongy sphagnum mats. Patchy pockets of soil. A very exposed, unprotected site. -- Perhaps the only site like this in the WORLD! Patches of spruce within meadow.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Percent Bedrock	2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	13-Jul-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	Grades into spruce-fir

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 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Nonvascular 7.5 % 03       -none- 2 Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. Calamagrostis cainii Cain's reedgrass Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. Calamagrostis cainii Cain's reedgrass Calamagrostis cainii A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 85 % 06       -none- 3 Carex ruthii Mackenzie Carex ruthii Mackenzie Carex ruthii Ruth's sedge Carex ruthii Mackenzie **   Carex ruthii Mackenzie Carex ruthii Ruth's sedge Carex ruthii Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 4 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 5 Carex misera Buckl. Carex misera Buckl. Carex misera wretched sedge Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. Carex misera wretched sedge Carex misera Buckl. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 6 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Gentiana linearis Froel. Gentiana linearis Froel. Gentiana linearis narrowleaf gentian Gentiana linearis Froel. **   Gentiana linearis Froel. Gentiana linearis narrowleaf gentian Gentiana linearis Froel. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 8 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 9 Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis white edge sedge Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis white edge sedge Carex debilis Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 10 Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 11 Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata clustered goldenrod Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata clustered goldenrod Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 12 Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 13 Hypericum graveolens Buckl. Hypericum graveolens Buckl. Hypericum graveolens mountain St. Johnswort Hypericum graveolens Buckl. **   Hypericum graveolens Buckl. Hypericum graveolens mountain St. Johnswort Hypericum graveolens Buckl. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 14 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 15 Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson Glyceria nubigena Great Smoky Mountain mannagrass Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson **   Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson Glyceria nubigena Great Smoky Mountain mannagrass Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 16 Parnassia asarifolia Vent. Parnassia asarifolia Vent. Parnassia asarifolia kidneyleaf grass of Parnassus Parnassia asarifolia Vent. **   Parnassia asarifolia Vent. Parnassia asarifolia kidneyleaf grass of Parnassus Parnassia asarifolia Vent. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 17 Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt. Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt. Krigia montana mountain dwarfdandelion Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt. **   Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt. Krigia montana mountain dwarfdandelion Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 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 100 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana
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