GRSM.254
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.254
Author Observation Code	GRSM.254
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.525442232 º
Longitude	-83.798795275 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Ekaneetlah confluence
Location Narrative	From confluence of Ekaneetlah and Big Tommy Creek travel 50 meters at 330 degrees to plot center.
State or Province	North Carolina
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Carolina quadrangle: Cades Cove area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	914.399998610112 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	toe slope
Landscape Narrative	Contiguous rhododendron forest with evidence of human disturbance e.g. log beds, old skidder trail along Big Tommy Branch. Canopy age/size is relatively uniform (young mature) throughout occurence of this type. -- Below 3,500 ft in elevation, Big Tommy and Ekaneetlah creeks are engulfed by rhododendron and birch.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
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	08-May-1998
Observation End Date	08-May-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:
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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 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch Betula lenta 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 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 4 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 62.5 % 05       -none- 5 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 85 % 06       -none- 6 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 3.5 % 02       -none- 7 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 8 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 9 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 10 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 11 Trillium undulatum Willd. Trillium undulatum Willd. Trillium undulatum painted trillium Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. Trillium undulatum painted trillium Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 12 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 100 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 90 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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