GRSM.97
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.97
Author Observation Code	GRSM.97
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.662517506 º
Longitude	-83.451993256 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Rocky Spur
Location Narrative	From Rainbow Falls Trail take rocky spur side trail/loop. Plot is on South side of ridge.
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	Rectangular
Area	500 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1737.35999735921 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	South facing side of Rocky Spur ridge. Some wind shear from the south on conifers nearby. Rocky on top of ridge, but thick organic layer in plot. -- Grades to Leiophyllum Dwarf Shrubland on rocky sites. Below grades to Spruce forests. Small patches of Leiophyllu within/among shrubs.
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	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	500 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:
Growthform1 Type	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Heath bald on top of Rocky Spur ridge. A few 15-20' spruce sprinkled among the heath. Interesting and unknown lichens under shrubs. Rhodo. cat. density is variable, from spaced clumps that are easy to move around, to very dense stands.

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 Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rosebay Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. **   Tall Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 4 Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. Pieris floribunda mountain fetterbush Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. Pieris floribunda mountain fetterbush Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 5 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 6 Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. Rhododendron carolinianum Carolina azalea Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides withe-rod Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides withe-rod Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 8 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. **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 9 Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. Aronia arbutifolia Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. **   Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. **   Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. Aronia arbutifolia Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. **   Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 10 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 11 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Canopy 1.5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Epiphyte       Emergent       Herbaceous       Nonvascular       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 100 % Vine/Liana
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