Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense - (Gaylussacia baccata, Pieris floribunda, Vaccinium corymbosum) Shrubland Mountain Laurel - Catawba Rhododendron - (Black Huckleberry, Mountain Fetterbush, Highbush Blueberry) Shrubland Southern Appalachian Mountain Laurel Bald CEGL003814 Heath Bald (Low Elevation Subtype) ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689787 Mountains Montane open upland vegetation

Montane shrub & herbaceous vegetation

Shrub balds 1-2 Shrub-balds 21 31 0 77.505379237158 0.554747499999997 0.026416547619048 0 2.5 0 7425 2.5 15 0 75 15 40 0 0 40 0 0 Kalmia latifolia native 1 26.0714285714286 7 1.5 85 -3 9 Rhododendron catawbiense native 1 24.6192857142857 6 0.505 62.5 -3 8 Gaylussacia baccata native 0.761904761904762 8.94375 5 0.05 37.5 1 7 Acer rubrum native 0.714285714285714 8.30066666666667 5 0.505 37.5 2 7 Ilex montana native 0.666666666666667 6.75535714285714 5 0.05 37.5 1 7 Vaccinium corymbosum native 0.619047619047619 27.4234615384615 7 0.505 62.5 2 8 Galax urceolata native 0.619047619047619 17.3503846153846 6 0.05 85 1 9 Aronia melanocarpa native 0.619047619047619 3.85153846153846 4 0.05 17.5 1 6 Clethra acuminata native 0.619047619047619 2.08192307692308 4 0.05 7.5 1 5 Quercus rubra native 0.571428571428571 5.92666666666667 5 0.05 37.5 1 7 Amelanchier laevis native 0.476190476190476 4.301 4 0.505 7.5 2 5 Sorbus americana native 0.476190476190476 2.557 4 0.05 17.5 1 6 Viburnum cassinoides native 0.428571428571429 3.5 4 1.5 7.5 3 5 Eubotrys recurvus 0.428571428571429 2.84611111111111 4 0.05 7.5 1 5 Kalmia buxifolia native 0.380952380952381 27.5 7 7.5 62.5 5 8 Betula alleghaniensis native 0.380952380952381 3.694375 4 0.05 17.5 1 6 Picea rubens native 0.380952380952381 1.82 3 0.05 3.5 1 4 Gaultheria procumbens native 0.380952380952381 0.878125 2 0.505 1.5 2 3 Amelanchier [arborea + laevis] native 0.333333333333333 3.645 4 0.505 17.5 2 6 Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana native 0.333333333333333 3.43785714285714 4 0.05 17.5 1 6 Smilax rotundifolia native 0.333333333333333 0.945 2 0.05 3.5 1 4 Melampyrum lineare native 0.333333333333333 0.18 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Pteridium latiusculum var. latiusculum 0.285714285714286 3.35166666666667 4 0.05 17.5 1 6 Aronia arbutifolia native 0.285714285714286 2.835 4 0.505 7.5 2 5 Sassafras albidum native 0.285714285714286 1.83666666666667 3 0.505 7.5 2 5 Acer pensylvanicum native 0.285714285714286 0.928333333333333 2 0.05 3.5 1 4 Smilax glauca native 0.285714285714286 0.760833333333333 2 0.05 1.5 1 3 Coreopsis major native 0.285714285714286 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Polypodium appalachianum native 0.285714285714286 0.429166666666667 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Xerophyllum asphodeloides native 0.238095238095238 8.81 5 0.05 17.5 1 6 Oclemena acuminata native 0.238095238095238 1.303 3 0.505 3.5 2 4 Solidago [puberula + pulverulenta] 0.238095238095238 1.104 3 0.505 3.5 2 4 Iris verna native 0.238095238095238 0.903 2 0.505 1.5 2 3 Liatris helleri native 0.238095238095238 0.704 2 0.505 1.5 2 3 Danthonia compressa native 0.238095238095238 0.613 2 0.05 1.5 1 3 Uvularia puberula native 0.238095238095238 0.414 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Lichen 0.19047619047619 15.6375 6 0.05 37.5 1 7 Rhododendron maximum native 0.19047619047619 13.775 6 0.05 37.5 1 7 Viola canadensis var. canadensis native 0.19047619047619 6.5 5 1.5 17.5 3 6 Tsuga canadensis native 0.19047619047619 4.775 4 0.05 17.5 1 6 Vaccinium pallidum native 0.19047619047619 2.0025 4 0.505 3.5 2 4 Robinia hispida native 0.19047619047619 1.38875 3 0.05 3.5 1 4 Prunus pensylvanica native 0.19047619047619 1.25375 3 0.505 3.5 2 4 Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina native 0.19047619047619 1.25125 3 0.505 1.5 2 3 Stenanthium leimanthoides native 0.19047619047619 0.39125 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Castanea pumila native 0.142857142857143 9.5 5 3.5 17.5 4 6 Nyssa sylvatica native 0.142857142857143 5.01666666666667 5 0.05 7.5 1 5 Rhododendron pilosum 0.142857142857143 2.685 4 0.05 7.5 1 5 Trichophorum cespitosum 0.142857142857143 1.835 3 0.505 3.5 2 4 Bryophyte 0.142857142857143 1.35166666666667 3 0.05 3.5 1 4 [Ilex + Prunus] 0.142857142857143 1.16833333333333 3 0.505 1.5 2 3 Robinia pseudoacacia native 0.142857142857143 1.16833333333333 3 0.505 1.5 2 3 Maianthemum canadense native 0.142857142857143 0.685 2 0.05 1.5 1 3 Dennstaedtia punctilobula native 0.142857142857143 0.685 2 0.05 1.5 1 3 Epigaea repens native 0.142857142857143 0.533333333333333 2 0.05 1.5 1 3 Vaccinium erythrocarpum native 0.142857142857143 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Sibbaldia retusa 0.142857142857143 0.353333333333333 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Hydatica petiolaris 0.142857142857143 0.353333333333333 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Quercus alba native 0.095238095238095 22.5 6 7.5 37.5 5 7 Pieris floribunda native 0.095238095238095 12.5 6 7.5 17.5 5 6 Hamamelis virginiana native 0.095238095238095 5.5 5 3.5 7.5 4 5 Acer rubrum var. rubrum native 0.095238095238095 4.0025 4 0.505 7.5 2 5 Pteridium latiusculum 0.095238095238095 4.0025 4 0.505 7.5 2 5 Vaccinium stamineum native 0.095238095238095 3.5 4 3.5 3.5 4 4 Vaccinium simulatum native 0.095238095238095 2.0025 4 0.505 3.5 2 4 Avenella flexuosa 0.095238095238095 2.0025 4 0.505 3.5 2 4 Betula lenta var. lenta native 0.095238095238095 1.775 3 0.05 3.5 1 4 Castanea dentata native 0.095238095238095 1.775 3 0.05 3.5 1 4 Diervilla sessilifolia native 0.095238095238095 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Rubus canadensis native 0.095238095238095 0.775 2 0.05 1.5 1 3 Dryopteris marginalis native 0.095238095238095 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Aralia nudicaulis native 0.095238095238095 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Solidago roanensis native 0.095238095238095 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Solidago erecta native 0.095238095238095 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Dichanthelium meridionale native 0.095238095238095 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Pinus pungens native 0.095238095238095 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Lysimachia quadrifolia native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Trillium undulatum native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Melampyrum lineare var. latifolium native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Paronychia argyrocoma native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Eurybia chlorolepis native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Viburnum lantanoides native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Rubus allegheniensis native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 Dendrolycopodium obscurum native 0.095238095238095 0.2775 2 0.05 0.505 1 2 [Ampelaster + Aster + Doellingeria + Eurybia + Ionactis + Oclemena + Sericocarpus + Symphyotrichum] 0.095238095238095 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Lyonia ligustrina native 0.047619047619048 7.5 5 7.5 7.5 5 5 Betula lenta native 0.047619047619048 7.5 5 7.5 7.5 5 5 Populus grandidentata native 0.047619047619048 3.5 4 3.5 3.5 4 4 Eurybia macrophylla native 0.047619047619048 3.5 4 3.5 3.5 4 4 Danthonia sericea native 0.047619047619048 3.5 4 3.5 3.5 4 4 Melampyrum lineare var. americanum native 0.047619047619048 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Heuchera villosa var. villosa native 0.047619047619048 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Oxydendrum arboreum native 0.047619047619048 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Rhododendron cumberlandense native 0.047619047619048 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Eurybia divaricata native 0.047619047619048 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Lasallia papulosa 0.047619047619048 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Hypericum prolificum native 0.047619047619048 1.5 3 1.5 1.5 3 3 Carex [allegheniensis + debilis + flexuosa] native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Carex aestivalis native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Campanula divaricata native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Carex umbellata native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Cladina 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Uvularia sessilifolia native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Clintonia borealis native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Carex flexuosa native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Bulbostylis capillaris ssp. capillaris 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Rumex acetosella exotic 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Umbilicaria mammulata 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Asplenium montanum native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Ribes rotundifolium native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Arisaema [pusillum + quinatum + stewardsonii + triphyllum] 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Pilosella officinarum 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Andropogon gerardi 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Veratrum parviflorum native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Acer spicatum native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Polytrichum commune 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 [Cladonia + Cladina] 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Osmunda claytoniana var. claytoniana native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Lasallia 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Solidago curtisii native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Lycopodium clavatum native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Solidago nemoralis native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Sphagnum 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Magnolia fraseri native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Goodyera pubescens native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Gaylussacia ursina native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Rhododendron vaseyi native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Danthonia spicata native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Lechea racemulosa native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Danthonia [compressa + sericea + spicata] native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Dryopteris campyloptera native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Dioscorea villosa native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Dichanthelium dichotomum native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Dichanthelium depauperatum native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Mitchella repens native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Umbilicaria caroliniana 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Medeola virginiana native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Lilium michauxii native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Dendrolycopodium hickeyi native 0.047619047619048 0.505 2 0.505 0.505 2 2 Goodyera repens native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Sedum ternatum native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 [Coleataenia + Hymenachne + Panicum] 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Listera cordata var. cordata native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Krigia montana native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Corallorhiza maculata native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Rhodiola rosea native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Rhododendron calendulaceum native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Diphasiastrum tristachyum native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Nabalus 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Gillenia trifoliata native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Digitaria sanguinalis exotic 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Carex 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Nabalus altissimus 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Amianthium muscitoxicum native 0.047619047619048 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 1 1 Picea rubens species species species 1 0.117932442837891 125 50.5857053756349 Sorbus americana 1 0.110937490453125 50 20.2342821502539 Rhododendron catawbiense 1 0.099401954941406 3375 1365.81404514214 Amelanchier [arborea + laevis] composite species composite species composite species 1 0.065531659183594 525 212.459962577666 Acer rubrum var. rubrum variety variety variety 1 0.028470683390625 325 131.522833976651 Kalmia latifolia 1 0.017794177119141 625 252.928526878174 Vaccinium corymbosum 1 0.013253593992188 675 273.162809028428 Eubotrys recurvus species species species 1 0.008835729328125 450 182.108539352286 Ilex montana 1 0.007485826236328 100 40.4685643005079 Betula alleghaniensis 1 0.00589048621875 300 121.405692901524 Acer pensylvanicum 1 0.003436116960938 175 70.8199875258888 Aronia melanocarpa 1 0.003436116960938 175 70.8199875258888 Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina 1 0.001472621554688 75 30.3514232253809 Tsuga canadensis 0.5 0.055223308300781 25 10.117141075127 Viburnum cassinoides 0.5 0.00981747703125 250 101.17141075127 Rhododendron vaseyi species species species 0.5 0.006872233921875 175 70.8199875258888 Clethra acuminata 0.5 0.002945243109375 75 30.3514232253809 CEGL003814_loc.kml.xml 005-01-0309 1995-07-15 North Carolina Watauga NC-Watauga 005-05-0317 1995-07-15 North Carolina Avery NC-Avery 009-01-0150 1985-01-01 North Carolina Yancey NC-Yancey 009-01-0151 1985-01-01 North Carolina Yancey NC-Yancey 009-01-0155 1985-01-01 North Carolina McDowell NC-McDowell 009-01-0156 1985-01-01 North Carolina McDowell NC-McDowell 014-01-0087 1990-06-19 North Carolina Haywood NC-Haywood 014-01-0129 1990-09-15 North Carolina Avery NC-Avery 014-01-0130 1990-09-15 North Carolina Avery NC-Avery 014-01-0140 1990-09-22 North Carolina Avery NC-Avery 023-01-0234 1996-01-01 North Carolina Jackson NC-Jackson 040-04-0073 1998-06-16 Tennessee Sevier TN-Sevier 040-04-0076 1998-06-17 Tennessee Sevier TN-Sevier 040-04-0135 1998-08-12 Tennessee Sevier TN-Sevier 067-CHER-46 2000-09-29 Tennessee Carter TN-Carter 085-CHAN-0001 2009-07-22 Virginia Washington VA-Washington 085-JRNF-0093 2009-08-06 Virginia Grayson VA-Grayson 094-01-0208 2003-08-20 - 094-AA-0323 2008-09-02 - 094-AA-1702 2008-09-02 - 094-AA-2270 2009-09-15 - 094-AA-2271 2009-09-15 - 094-AA-2889 2009-10-21 - 094-AA-3186 2009-09-15 - 094-AA-3189 2009-10-21 - 094-AA-3191 2009-10-22 - 094-AA-3218 2009-09-15 - 094-AA-3219 2009-09-15 - 106-APPA-0537 2007-06-25 Georgia Union GA-Union 106-APPA-0539 2007-06-25 Georgia Union GA-Union 106-APPA-0602 2008-06-02 North Carolina Macon NC-Macon 1398.88167741935 20.1953 71.3773666666667 0 98.55 0 99.81 0 99.18 0 74.7 2.6 9.2 0.2 589.83 -125.25 100 3 5457 0.000100004037279 26340 1.88 3453 0 2310 0 28040 0 793 2 1097 0 1400 0.0125 124 0 93.4 0.5 2542 0 3.97 0.018833535844471 289.428571428571 A 30.73875 56.925 35.045 8.0425 3.91875 13.75875 17.675 44.59375 578.46875 82.25 101.28125 12.96875 0.494375 313.8125 7.52625 0.8296875 6.645 961.75 0.661666666666667 5.95 B 6.56666666666667 60.4666666666667 24.16 15.3733333333333 4.3 3.95666666666667 24.4 15.6666666666667 190 27.3333333333333 33 7 0.67 473.333333333333 2.36666666666667 0.323333333333333 1.88 1375.33333333333 1.28 5.26