GRSM.223
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.223
Author Observation Code	GRSM.223
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.587984408 º
Longitude	-83.780955966 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Rowans Branch
Location Narrative	Follow Rowans Branch upstream about 1 mile from the loop road. Cliff is on the west side of Rowans Branch, within 30 meters of the creek.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Cades Cove
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	300 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	670.559998980749 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	cliff
Landscape Narrative	Base of cliff has a rich herb layer including ginseng, bloodroot, maidenhair fern, Hydrophyllum, broad beech fern, buckeye, basswood. -- This plot is a cliff. Not many in this area.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
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	300 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	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
--no data--

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Fissidens Hedw. Fissidens Hedw. Fissidens fissidens moss Fissidens Hedw. **   Fissidens Hedw. Fissidens fissidens moss Fissidens Hedw. **   Nonvascular 3.5 % 02       -none- 2 Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Thuidium delicatulum delicate thuidium moss Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Thuidium delicatulum delicate thuidium moss Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Nonvascular 3.5 % 02       -none- 3 Plagiomnium T. Kop. Plagiomnium T. Kop. Plagiomnium plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium T. Kop. **   Plagiomnium T. Kop. Plagiomnium plagiomnium moss Plagiomnium T. Kop. **   Nonvascular 0.55 % 01       -none- 4 Bryoandersonia Robins. Bryoandersonia Robins. Bryoandersonia bryoandersonia moss Bryoandersonia Robins. **   Bryoandersonia Robins. Bryoandersonia bryoandersonia moss Bryoandersonia Robins. **   Nonvascular 0.55 % 01       -none- 5 Campylium (Sull.) Mitt. Campylium (Sull.) Mitt. Campylium campylium moss Campylium (Sull.) Mitt. **   Campylium (Sull.) Mitt. Campylium campylium moss Campylium (Sull.) Mitt. **   Nonvascular 0.55 % 01       -none- 6 Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. Polygonatum biflorum smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. **   Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. Polygonatum biflorum smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum (Walt.) Ell. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link **   Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the vally Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell Cystopteris protrusa lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 9 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 10 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 11 Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. Stellaria longifolia longleaf starwort Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. **   Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. Stellaria longifolia longleaf starwort Stellaria longifolia Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 12 Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Mitchella repens L. Mitchella repens partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 13 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 14 Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes L. **   Asplenium trichomanes L. Asplenium trichomanes maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 15 Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum L. **   Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantum pedatum northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 16 Heuchera villosa Michx. Heuchera villosa Michx. Heuchera villosa hairy alumroot Heuchera villosa Michx. **   Heuchera villosa Michx. Heuchera villosa hairy alumroot Heuchera villosa Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 17 Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum rock polypody Polypodium virginianum L. **   Polypodium virginianum L. Polypodium virginianum rock polypody Polypodium virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 18 Asplenium montanum Willd. Asplenium montanum Willd. Asplenium montanum mountain spleenwort Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Asplenium montanum Willd. Asplenium montanum mountain spleenwort Asplenium montanum Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 19 Trichomanes intricatum Farrar Trichomanes intricatum Farrar Trichomanes intricatum weft fern Trichomanes intricatum Farrar **   Trichomanes intricatum Farrar Trichomanes intricatum weft fern Trichomanes intricatum Farrar **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 20 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 21 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 22 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 0.05 % 01       -none- 23 Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. var. laevigata Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. var. laevigata Arabis laevigata var. laevigata smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. var. laevigata **   Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. var. laevigata Arabis laevigata var. laevigata smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Poir. var. laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 24 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 0.05 % 01       -none- 25 Trillium L. Trillium L. Trillium trillium Trillium L. **   Trillium L. Trillium trillium Trillium L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 26 Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla pipevine Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. **   Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Aristolochia macrophylla pipevine Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. **   Vine/Liana 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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