GRSM.62
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.62
Author Observation Code	GRSM.62
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.696682016 º
Longitude	-83.487869647 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Baskins Creek
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	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	597.40799909194 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	seep
Landscape Narrative	Small seep above Baskins Creek. No large boulders. -- Surrounded by cutover cove forests.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	08-Jun-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	A very small community (5x5m). First time I've seen Saxifraga micranthidifolia on the Leconte quad. Impatiens is probably capensis given the relative rich surrounding vegetation

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 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 2 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 3 Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. Saxifraga micranthidifolia lettuceleaf saxifrage Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. **   Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. Saxifraga micranthidifolia lettuceleaf saxifrage Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 4 Impatiens L. Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not Impatiens L. **   Impatiens L. Impatiens touch-me-not Impatiens L. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 5 Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 6 Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla L. **   Mitella diphylla L. Mitella diphylla twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Thalictrum clavatum DC. Thalictrum clavatum DC. Thalictrum clavatum mountain meadow-rue Thalictrum clavatum DC. **   Thalictrum clavatum DC. Thalictrum clavatum mountain meadow-rue Thalictrum clavatum DC. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Sub-Canopy       Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 80 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Vine/Liana
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