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GRSM.255
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.255
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.255
Location Fields: MAP:TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? 0
Latitude ? 35.529008816 º
Longitude ? -83.800848773 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- Ekaneetlah Creek
Location Narrative ? Plot is located about 1/4 mile up Ekaneetlah Creek from the confluence of Ekaneetlah Creek and Big Tommy Branch, in the first cove up the creek. The plot is aboutr 75 meters up in the cove from Ekaneetlah Creek. IT is in the very bottom of the cove and
State or Province ? North Carolina
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Cades Cove
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: North Carolina
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 1000
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 990.599998494288 m
Slope Aspect ? 90 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? Toeslope
Landform ? cove
Landscape Narrative ? Mid sized dead and down timber. High diversity in the canopy, no one dominating. Cove topography but relatively dry allowing for the mix of xeric and mesic species found associated in this cove. The cove vegetation here is similiar to relatively xeric -- Rhododendron and Betula to the south, Gaylussacia/Quercus up slope.
Hydrologic Regime ? Upland
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 10 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Project ? Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Observation Start Date ? 05-Aug-1998
Observation End Date ? 05-Aug-1998
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Cover Dispersion ? contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Stem Sample Method ? full census
Plot quality Fields: 
Effort Level ? Thorough
Floristic Quality ? High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality ? Very incomplete
Lichen Quality ? Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
--no data--
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
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 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
2 Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
3 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak QUAL Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak QUAL Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
4 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
5 Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood TIAMH Tilia americana L. var. heterophylla (Vent.) Loud. Tilia americana var. heterophylla American basswood TIAMH Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
6 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Sub-Canopy
17.5 %
03       -none-
7 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Sub-Canopy
7.5 %
03       -none-
8 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell HATEM Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera var. monticola mountain silverbell HATEM Sub-Canopy
3.5 %
02       -none-
9 Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern THNO Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern THNO Herbaceous
37.5 %
04       -none-
10 Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis richweed COCA4 Collinsonia canadensis L. Collinsonia canadensis richweed COCA4 Herbaceous
3.5 %
02       -none-
11 Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia var. curtisii mountain decumbent goldenrod SOCAC2 Solidago caesia L. var. curtisii (Torr. & Gray) Wood Solidago caesia var. curtisii mountain decumbent goldenrod SOCAC2 Herbaceous
3.5 %
02       -none-
12 Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   ASDI Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   ASDI Herbaceous
3.5 %
02       -none-
13 Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed STPU Stellaria pubera Michx. Stellaria pubera star chickweed STPU Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
14 Anemone quinquefolia L. Anemone quinquefolia L. Anemone quinquefolia nightcaps ANQU Anemone quinquefolia L. Anemone quinquefolia nightcaps ANQU Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
15 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 ATFIA2 Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern ATFIA2 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
16 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh CATH2 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
17 Disporum maculatum (Buckl.) Britt. Disporum maculatum (Buckl.) Britt. Disporum maculatum yellow mandarin DIMA2 Disporum maculatum (Buckl.) Britt. Disporum maculatum yellow mandarin DIMA2 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
18 Geranium maculatum L. Geranium maculatum L. Geranium maculatum spotted geranium GEMA Geranium maculatum L. Geranium maculatum spotted geranium GEMA Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
19 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea HYAR Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea HYAR Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
20 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
21 Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the vally MARA7 Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Maianthemum racemosum feathery false lily of the vally MARA7 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
22 Osmunda cinnamomea L. Osmunda cinnamomea L. Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamon fern OSCI Osmunda cinnamomea L. Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamon fern OSCI Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
23 Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée Phegopteris hexagonoptera broad beechfern PHHE11 Phegopteris hexagonoptera (Michx.) Fée Phegopteris hexagonoptera broad beechfern PHHE11 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
24 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern POAC4 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
25 Trillium L. Trillium L. Trillium trillium TRILL Trillium L. Trillium trillium TRILL Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
26 Tradescantia subaspera Ker-Gawl. Tradescantia subaspera Ker-Gawl. Tradescantia subaspera zigzag spiderwort TRSU2 Tradescantia subaspera Ker-Gawl. Tradescantia subaspera zigzag spiderwort TRSU2 Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
27 Uvularia perfoliata L. Uvularia perfoliata L. Uvularia perfoliata perfoliate bellwort UVPE Uvularia perfoliata L. Uvularia perfoliata perfoliate bellwort UVPE Herbaceous
1.5 %