GRSM.92
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.92
Author Observation Code	GRSM.92
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.653854838 º
Longitude	-83.440043338 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Mt. Leconte Summit
Location Narrative	SE from Leconte lodge, on trail past water tank. Moderately intact fir stand to the left of trail.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Mount Le Conte region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1950.71999703491 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Forest on gentle slope, organic soils, rocky. On exposed summit of Leconte. N-NW facing. -- Discontinuous stands of fir in the area- interspersed with patches of sedges, fern, solidago glomerata, rubus. Adjacent patches of complete fir death over rubus.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	40 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	14-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	Many standing and fallen dead fir. Live fir young (5-20 cm dbh). Sparse to moderate herbaceous cover, locally dominate patches of fern or mosses or sedge. Mosses on fallen logs.

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 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. **   Canopy 85 % 06       -none- 2 Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 3 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Sub-Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none- 4 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum southern mountain cranberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Vaccinium erythrocarpum southern mountain cranberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 5 Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Viburnum lantanoides Michx. Viburnum lantanoides hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides Michx. **   Tall Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 6 mosses mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   Nonvascular 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 8 Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 9 Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 10 Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera mountain woodfern Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera mountain woodfern Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 11 Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   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 Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 14 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- 15 Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. Clintonia borealis bluebead Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. Clintonia borealis bluebead Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 16 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 17 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- 18 Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata filmy angelica Angelica triquinata Michx. **   Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata filmy angelica Angelica triquinata Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 19 Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.) Griseb. Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.) Griseb. Cinna latifolia drooping woodreed Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.) Griseb. **   Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.) Griseb. Cinna latifolia drooping woodreed Cinna latifolia (Trev. ex Goepp.) Griseb. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 30 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 20 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Vine/Liana
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