GRSM.260
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.260
Author Observation Code	GRSM.260
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.51087263 º
Longitude	-83.81096621 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Greer Knob South
Location Narrative	Walk south on the AT from Greer Knob. The AT drops from Greer Knob to the first saddle at approx. 3980 in elevation. Walk thru this saddle to next peak at about 4020 ft. in elevation. At peak, walk down slope 280 degrees (west) about 75 feet. Plot cen
State or Province	North Carolina
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Cades Cove region|state|province: North Carolina
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1219.19999814682 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mid slope
Landscape Narrative	Xeric site with two ages in stand. Several old trees between 12"-16" DBH, with another pole sized age class. -- This xeric oak forest tends to run along the south and west facing convex slopes along this ridge.
Representativeness	Plot is a fair representation of this southern exposed more xeric ridge.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	05-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	1000 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:
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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 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 4 Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 5 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 62.5 % 05       -none- 6 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. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 7 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- 8 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 9 Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Rhododendron calendulaceum flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. Rhododendron calendulaceum flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 10 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 11 Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 12 Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 13 Vaccinium L. Vaccinium L. Vaccinium blueberry Vaccinium L. **   Vaccinium L. Vaccinium blueberry Vaccinium L. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 14 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana mountain holly Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 15 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 3.5 % 02       -none- 16 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 17 Solidago roanensis Porter Solidago roanensis Porter Solidago roanensis Roan Mountain goldenrod Solidago roanensis Porter **   Solidago roanensis Porter Solidago roanensis Roan Mountain goldenrod Solidago roanensis Porter **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 18 Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Lam. **   Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Lam. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 19 Campanula divaricata Michx. Campanula divaricata Michx. Campanula divaricata small bonny bellflower Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Campanula divaricata Michx. Campanula divaricata small bonny bellflower Campanula divaricata Michx. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 20 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 21 Trillium catesbaei Ell. Trillium catesbaei Ell. Trillium catesbaei bashful wakerobin Trillium catesbaei Ell. **   Trillium catesbaei Ell. Trillium catesbaei bashful wakerobin Trillium catesbaei Ell. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 22 Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea Houstonia purpurea var. purpurea Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea L. var. purpurea **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 23 Agrostis stolonifera L. Agrostis stolonifera L. Agrostis stolonifera creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera L. **   Agrostis stolonifera L. Agrostis stolonifera creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 24 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 0.55 % 01       -none- 25 Gentiana L. Gentiana L. Gentiana gentian Gentiana L. **   Gentiana L. Gentiana gentian Gentiana L. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 26 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- 27 Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould Dichanthelium rosette grass Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould **   Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould Dichanthelium rosette grass Dichanthelium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 28 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 0.05 % 01       -none- 29 Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Uvularia sessilifolia L. Uvularia sessilifolia sessileleaf bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 01       -none- 30 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 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. **   Vine/Liana 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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