GRSM.250
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.250
Author Observation Code	GRSM.250
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.523853745 º
Longitude	-83.851131949 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Rich Gap
Location Narrative	Plot is northeast of Rich Gap. It is located in a seep between two small unnamed tributaries.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Tennessee quadrangle: Cades Cove
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1213.10399815608 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	seep
Landscape Narrative	Stream is fairly homogeneous upslope. This area is where it spreads out. Lots of crytogamic flora. -- Ridges area high ele red oak, polygon is a cove, this plot has a cove canopy.
Representativeness	Plot is a very good example of this type of seep, however surrounding community is cove forest.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	80 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	04-Aug-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Best example of a Diphyllea /Saxifraga michranthidifolia seep out of all the ones encountered.

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 Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Aesculus flava Ait. Aesculus flava yellow buckeye Aesculus flava Ait. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Sub-Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 4 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 5 Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa American umbrellaleaf Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Diphylleia cymosa American umbrellaleaf Diphylleia cymosa Michx. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 6 Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Tiarella cordifolia L. Tiarella cordifolia heartleaf foamflower Tiarella cordifolia L. **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 7 Impatiens pallida Nutt. Impatiens pallida Nutt. Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Impatiens pallida Nutt. Impatiens pallida pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida Nutt. **   Herbaceous 17.5 % 03       -none- 8 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 7.5 % 03       -none- 9 Galium mollugo L. Galium mollugo L. Galium mollugo false baby's breath Galium mollugo L. **   Galium mollugo L. Galium mollugo false baby's breath Galium mollugo L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 10 Monarda didyma L. Monarda didyma L. Monarda didyma scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma L. **   Monarda didyma L. Monarda didyma scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma L. **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 11 Allium tricoccum Ait. Allium tricoccum Ait. Allium tricoccum wild leek Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Allium tricoccum Ait. Allium tricoccum wild leek Allium tricoccum Ait. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 12 Circaea alpina L. Circaea alpina L. Circaea alpina small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina L. **   Circaea alpina L. Circaea alpina small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina L. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 13 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 3.5 % 02       -none- 14 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 15 Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet Viola blanda Willd. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 16 Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 17 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 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 Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa black bugbane Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. **   Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. Cimicifuga racemosa black bugbane Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 20 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 21 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- 22 Stachys L. Stachys L. Stachys hedgenettle Stachys L. **   Stachys L. Stachys hedgenettle Stachys L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 23 Euonymus obovata Nutt. Euonymus obovata Nutt. Euonymus obovata running strawberry bush Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Euonymus obovata Nutt. Euonymus obovata running strawberry bush Euonymus obovata Nutt. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 24 Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. Chrysosplenium americanum American golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. **   Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. Chrysosplenium americanum American golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 25 Eupatorium purpureum L. Eupatorium purpureum L. Eupatorium purpureum sweetscented joepyeweed Eupatorium purpureum L. **   Eupatorium purpureum L. Eupatorium purpureum sweetscented joepyeweed Eupatorium purpureum L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 26 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 27 Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. Platanthera grandiflora greater purple fringed orchid Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. **   Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. Platanthera grandiflora greater purple fringed orchid Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 28 Oxalis L. Oxalis L. Oxalis woodsorrel Oxalis L. **   Oxalis L. Oxalis woodsorrel Oxalis L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 29 Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Hydrophyllum virginianum Shawnee salad Hydrophyllum virginianum L. **   Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Hydrophyllum virginianum Shawnee salad Hydrophyllum virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 30 Botrychium Sw. Botrychium Sw. Botrychium grapefern Botrychium Sw. **   Botrychium Sw. Botrychium grapefern Botrychium Sw. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 31 Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense bluntleaf waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Hydrophyllum canadense L. Hydrophyllum canadense bluntleaf waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 32 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 0.05 % 01       -none- 33 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 34 Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   Acer spicatum Lam. Acer spicatum mountain maple Acer spicatum Lam. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 35 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Short Shrub 0.05 % 01       -none- 36 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 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 50 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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