106-APPA-0539
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	106-APPA-0539
Author Observation Code	106-APPA-0539
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.7375359202181 º
Longitude	-83.9367632560751 º
Location Narrative	Appalachian Trail: Chattahoochee NF; about 200 m SE of Blood Mountain trail shelter on summit of mountain.
Layout Fields:
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1341 m
Slope Aspect	100 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve/Summit
Landform	ridgetop bedrock outcrop
Landscape Narrative	protected AT corridor
Soil Drainage	Moderately well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0.02 %
Percent Wood	0.02 %
Percent Litter	0.96 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Jun-2007
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (106): Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	very exposed rocky summit with very shallow soil; large areas of exposed bedrock; mosaic of oak woodland and small patches of Kalmia-dominated shrubland; stand includes shrub-sized white oak (<2 m tall); xeric to mesic; exposed shallow-to-rock; extreme variation

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 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-   85 % 9       -none- 2 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 3 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 4 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 6 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 8 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Diervilla sessilifolia Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   Diervilla sessilifolia **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Hypericum prolificum Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   Hypericum prolificum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 11 Andropogon gerardii Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   Andropogon gerardii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Tall Shrub     100 %
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