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GRSM.234
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3782.GRSM234
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.234
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.234
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.562607039 º
Longitude ? -83.807566662 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- Mill Creek
Location Narrative ? Walk upstream up Mill Creek past the Mill Creek & Sugar Cove junction. About 2000 Ft. above the junction on the northeast facing slope about 300 ft. up the slope from Mill 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 ? 1000
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 829.055998739835 m
Slope Aspect ? 135 º
Slope Gradient ? 36 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Landform ? mid slope
Landscape Narrative ? Steep slope. A fair amount of grapes in the overstory. Polygon spans approx. 800 ft. in elevation. Near Mill Creek there is a heavy hemlock over and understory; patches of hemlocks throughout. -- Fairly rich understory near Mill Creek, as the ploygon gains elevation away from the creek, the herb layer drops out and more S1 and S2 come in. Hemlocks persistant and patchy.
Representativeness ? Plot is representative of the entire slope.
Hydrologic Regime ? Upland
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 15 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 20 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 21-Jul-1998
Observation End Date ? 21-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 ? 1000
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 ? The polygon is more similar to the poplar/blacklocust forest, with red maple replacing the poplar.
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 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Canopy
37.5 %
04       -none-
2 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 **   Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
3 Magnolia fraseri Walt. Magnolia fraseri Walt. Magnolia fraseri mountain magnolia Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. Magnolia fraseri mountain magnolia Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
4 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Canopy
7.5 %
03       -none-
5 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Canopy
7.5 %
03       -none-
6 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Sub-Canopy
37.5 %
04       -none-
7 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy
7.5 %
03       -none-
8 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
3.5 %
02       -none-
9 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Sub-Canopy
3.5 %
02       -none-
10 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Sub-Canopy
3.5 %
02       -none-
11 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
37.5 %
04       -none-
12 Magnolia fraseri Walt. Magnolia fraseri Walt. Magnolia fraseri mountain magnolia Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Magnolia fraseri Walt. Magnolia fraseri mountain magnolia Magnolia fraseri Walt. **   Tall Shrub
7.5 %
03       -none-
13 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 **   Tall Shrub
3.5 %
02       -none-
14 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
0.55 %
01       -none-
15 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Short Shrub
17.5 %
03       -none-
16 Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina bear huckleberry Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina bear huckleberry Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Short Shrub
7.5 %
03       -none-
17 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Short Shrub
1.5 %
02       -none-
18 Clethra acuminata Michx. Clethra acuminata Michx. Clethra acuminata mountain sweetpepperbush Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Clethra acuminata Michx. Clethra acuminata mountain sweetpepperbush Clethra acuminata Michx. **   Short Shrub
0.55 %
01       -none-
19 Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthus floridus eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus L. **   Calycanthus floridus L. Calycanthus floridus eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus L. **   Herbaceous
7.5 %
03       -none-
20 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-
21 Medeola virginiana L. Medeola virginiana L. Medeola virginiana Indian cucumber Medeola virginiana L. **   Medeola virginiana L. Medeola virginiana Indian cucumber Medeola virginiana L. **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
22 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-
23 Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata beetleweed Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt Galax urceolata beetleweed Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
24 Viola rotundifolia Michx. Viola rotundifolia Michx. Viola rotundifolia roundleaf yellow violet Viola rotundifolia Michx. **   Viola rotundifolia Michx. Viola rotundifolia roundleaf yellow violet Viola rotundifolia Michx. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
25 Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Actaea pachypoda Ell. Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Actaea pachypoda Ell. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
26 Prenanthes L. Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes L. **   Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes L. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
27 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
28 Sanguinaria canadensis L. Sanguinaria canadensis L. Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Sanguinaria canadensis L. Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis L. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
29 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
0.55 %
01       -none-
30 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-
31 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
32 Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. Disporum lanuginosum yellow fairybells Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. **   Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. Disporum lanuginosum yellow fairybells Disporum lanuginosum (Michx.) Nichols. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
33 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-
34 Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Viburnum acerifolium L. Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium L. **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
35 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
0.55 %
01       -none-
36 Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Herbaceous
0.55 %
01       -none-
37 Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. Carex oligocarpa richwoods sedge Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. **   Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. Carex oligocarpa richwoods sedge Carex oligocarpa Schkuhr ex Willd. **   Herbaceous
0.05 %
01       -none-
38 Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora Carex laxiflora var. laxiflora broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora Lam. var. laxiflora **   Herbaceous
0.05 %
01       -none-
39 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous
0.05 %
01       -none-
40 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Herbaceous
0.05 %
01       -none-
41 Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vine/Liana
3.5 %
02       -none-
42 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-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous     0 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 %
Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 20 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 60 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
Merrick Field assistant
Noel, William Co-PI
Community Classification:
No communties have been assigned to this plot.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   There is a logging trace running up Mill Creek. Species apparent in the overstory are more early successional.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot