GRSM.115
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.115
Author Observation Code	GRSM.115
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.630503948 º
Longitude	-83.386820924 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Icewater Springs
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Mount Le Conte
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1798.31999726655 m
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	seep
Landscape Narrative	Nearly flat site around Icewater Springs. One big clump of Ageratina alt.v.roa. in a somewhat drier microposition. -- Surrounded by Spruce-Yellow Birch/Fir
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
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	29-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	29-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	This is the largest (and sunniest) in a series of seeps around Icewater Springs. Ageratina and Chelone are the aspect dominants. 2 small rivulets in this seep, no rock present.

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 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. Ageratina altissima var. roanensis white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. Ageratina altissima var. roanensis white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. roanensis (Small) Clewell & Woot. **   Herbaceous 85 % 06       -none- 2 Chelone obliqua L. Chelone obliqua L. Chelone obliqua red turtlehead Chelone obliqua L. **   Chelone obliqua L. Chelone obliqua red turtlehead Chelone obliqua L. **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 3 Carex ruthii Mackenzie Carex ruthii Mackenzie Carex ruthii Ruth's sedge Carex ruthii Mackenzie **   Carex ruthii Mackenzie Carex ruthii Ruth's sedge Carex ruthii Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 4 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 5 Viola L. Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 6 Carex gynandra Schwein. Carex gynandra Schwein. Carex gynandra nodding sedge Carex gynandra Schwein. **   Carex gynandra Schwein. Carex gynandra nodding sedge Carex gynandra Schwein. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 9 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- 10 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 11 Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata filmy angelica Angelica triquinata Michx. **   Angelica triquinata Michx. Angelica triquinata filmy angelica Angelica triquinata Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 12 Aconitum uncinatum L. ssp. muticum (DC.) Hardin Aconitum uncinatum L. ssp. muticum (DC.) Hardin Aconitum uncinatum ssp. muticum southern blue monkshood Aconitum uncinatum L. ssp. muticum (DC.) Hardin **   Aconitum uncinatum L. ssp. muticum (DC.) Hardin Aconitum uncinatum ssp. muticum southern blue monkshood Aconitum uncinatum L. ssp. muticum (DC.) Hardin **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 13 Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson Glyceria nubigena Great Smoky Mountain mannagrass Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson **   Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson Glyceria nubigena Great Smoky Mountain mannagrass Glyceria nubigena W.A. Anderson **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 14 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 15 Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 16 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. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 17 mosses mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   mosses **   Bryophyta Mosses mosses **   Nonvascular 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 100 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana
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