GRSM.91
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.91
Author Observation Code	GRSM.91
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.650953386 º
Longitude	-83.44132447 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Upper Alum Cave Trail
Location Narrative	Alum cave trail to mt leconte.
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	1828.79999722022 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	debris slide
Landscape Narrative	Landslide from 1996. -- Steep unrepeated landslide scar within spruce forest. Scattered Saxifraga michauxii.
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	80 %
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:
Growthform1 Type	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	First plot next to Calamagrostis site -- younger slide. Second plot below Cliff Top -- older site, veg approaching laterally. position of 2nd plot 278485, 3948115 uncorrected.

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 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 3.5 % 02       -none- 2 Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 3 Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium sandmyrtle Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. Leiophyllum buxifolium sandmyrtle Leiophyllum buxifolium (Berg.) Ell. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 4 Carex misera Buckl. Carex misera Buckl. Carex misera wretched sedge Carex misera Buckl. **   Carex misera Buckl. Carex misera wretched sedge Carex misera Buckl. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 5 Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 6 Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia southern bush honeysuckle Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia southern bush honeysuckle Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 7 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 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. **   Tall Shrub 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 5 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana
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