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GRSM.219
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.219
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.219
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.594612987 º
Longitude ? -83.787022959 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- Rowan Branch
Location Narrative ? Follow Rowans Branch upstream from the loop road. Go about 150 meters. Plot is on the right side of the creek. The plot center is 318 degrees and 1 meter from the large twin Sycamore tree.
State or Province ? Tennessee
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Cades Cove
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 500
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 581.863199115568 m
Slope Aspect ? 135 º
Slope Gradient ? 2.5 º
Topographic Position ? Toeslope
Landform ? alluvial flat
Landscape Narrative ? Community is localized to the edge of the creek and the flat, which is about 15 feet wide. -- community changes as terrain rises above floodplain. It is Virginia pine and oak near the loop road, and as the stream gets higher, it turns into a hemlock, rhododendron community adjacent to Rowans Branch.
Hydrologic Regime ? Temporarily flooded
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 15 %
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 15 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 15-Jul-1998
Observation End Date ? 15-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
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: 
--no data--
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Platanus occidentalis L. **   Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Platanus occidentalis L. **   Canopy
37.5 %
04       -none-
2 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Canopy
37.5 %
04       -none-
3 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
4 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Canopy
3.5 %
02       -none-
5 Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Herbaceous
37.5 %
04       -none-
6 Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Amphicarpaea bracteata American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. **   Herbaceous
17.5 %
03       -none-
7 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott **   Herbaceous
3.5 %
02       -none-
8 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
3.5 %
02       -none-
9 Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Boivin Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Boivin Thalictrum thalictroides rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Boivin **   Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Boivin Thalictrum thalictroides rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Boivin **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
10 Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed Stellaria pubera Michx. **   Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed Stellaria pubera Michx. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
11 Sanicula canadensis L. Sanicula canadensis L. Sanicula canadensis Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis L. **   Sanicula canadensis L. Sanicula canadensis Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
12 Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
13 Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer Platanthera clavellata small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer **   Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer Platanthera clavellata small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -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
1.5 %
02       -none-
16 Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
17 Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie Carex swanii Swan's sedge Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie **   Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie Carex swanii Swan's sedge Carex swanii (Fern.) Mackenzie **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
18 Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato Deparia acrostichoides silver false spleenwort Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato Deparia acrostichoides silver false spleenwort Deparia acrostichoides (Sw.) M. Kato **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
19 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
20 Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
21 Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray Dryopteris marginalis marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis (L.) Gray **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
22 Carex retroflexa Muhl. ex Willd. Carex retroflexa Muhl. ex Willd. Carex retroflexa reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa Muhl. ex Willd. **   Carex retroflexa Muhl. ex Willd. Carex retroflexa reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
23 Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Arisaema triphyllum Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
24 Carex plantaginea Lam. Carex plantaginea Lam. Carex plantaginea plantainleaf sedge Carex plantaginea Lam. **   Carex plantaginea Lam. Carex plantaginea plantainleaf sedge Carex plantaginea Lam. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
25 Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Celtis occidentalis L. **   Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry Celtis occidentalis L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
26 Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
27 Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
28 Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Euonymus americana L. Euonymus americana strawberry bush Euonymus americana L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
29 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. radicans **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
30 Verbesina L. Verbesina L. Verbesina crownbeard Verbesina L. **   Verbesina L. Verbesina crownbeard Verbesina L. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
31 Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia thymeleaf bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. **   Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Houstonia serpyllifolia thymeleaf bluet Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
32 Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. Brachyelytrum erectum bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
33 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
34 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
35 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
0.55 %
01       -none-
36 Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. **   Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. Asplenium platyneuron ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron (L.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
37 Prenanthes L. Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes L. **   Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes L. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
38 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
39 Hypericum punctatum Lam. Hypericum punctatum Lam. Hypericum punctatum spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum Lam. **   Hypericum punctatum Lam. Hypericum punctatum spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum Lam. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
40 Arrhenatherum Beauv. Arrhenatherum Beauv. Arrhenatherum oatgrass Arrhenatherum Beauv. **   Arrhenatherum Beauv. Arrhenatherum oatgrass Arrhenatherum Beauv. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
41 Lobelia spicata Lam. Lobelia spicata Lam. Lobelia spicata palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata Lam. **   Lobelia spicata Lam. Lobelia spicata palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata Lam. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
42 Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. Elephantopus carolinianus Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. **   Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. Elephantopus carolinianus Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus Raeusch. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
43 Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium dichotomum cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould Dichanthelium dichotomum cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
44 Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii (Poir.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
45 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 **   Short Shrub
7.5 %
03       -none-
46 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Short Shrub
3.5 %
02       -none-
47 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Short Shrub
3.5 %
02       -none-
48 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tall Shrub
17.5 %
03       -none-
49 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub
7.5 %
03       -none-
50 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Tall Shrub
7.5 %
03       -none-
51 Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel Rhododendron maximum L. **   Tall Shrub
7.5 %
03       -none-
52 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Tall Shrub
3.5 %
02       -none-
53 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Vine/Liana
1.5 %
02       -none-
54 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy
7.5 %
03       -none-
55 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Sub-Canopy
7.5 %
03       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 50 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub     0 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
Merrick Field assistant
Whited, Mark Field assistant
Noel, William Co-PI
Zartman, Charles Co-PI
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera - (Platanus occidentalis) / Halesia tetraptera / Amphicarpaea bracteata Floodplain Forest       no
Patterson, Karen


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Primative trail runs along the west side of Rowans Branch.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot