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GRSM.93
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3657.GRSM93
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.93
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.93
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.653016834 º
Longitude ? -83.440028873 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- Gap between Cliff top and High top
State or Province ? Tennessee
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Mount Le Conte
region|state|province: Tennessee
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Plotless
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1950.71999703491 m
Slope Aspect ? 180 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? Interfluve
Landform ? gap
Landscape Narrative ? Extremely exposed site. Very cold and windy on this date. Gap. Standing snags. Extends downslope a bit. -- Grades to Fir dominated forests. This type is scattered along summit.
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 10 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 5 %
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
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 ? other spp: SOLIGLO, ANGETRI, RUGENUD, ATHYASP, CARECRI, CAREINT, SORBAME. Patches of shrubs that get very dense on lower slopes. Rubus likely to be much more dominant later in season.
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 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
37.5 %
04       -none-
2 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Tall Shrub
37.5 %
04       -none-
3 Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman **   Herbaceous
17.5 %
03       -none-
4 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
7.5 %
03       -none-
5 Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck Danthonia compressa flattened oatgrass Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck Danthonia compressa flattened oatgrass Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck **   Herbaceous
3.5 %
02       -none-
6 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
3.5 %
02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Nonvascular      
Canopy      
Dwarf Shrub      
Emergent      
Epiphyte      
Herbaceous   0.5 m 70 %
Short Shrub      
Sub-Canopy      
Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 50 %
Vine/Liana      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
Ulrey, Chris Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Rubus canadensis - (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) / Athyrium filix-femina - Solidago glomerata Shrubland       no
Patterson, Karen


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Trails/roads. Wind/ice damage.
Animal, general   deer.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot