Cane density and ramet count data for Arundinaria appalachiana, 2014–2022

This dataset contains annual measurements of <i>Arundinaria appalachiana</i> (hill cane) ramet density collected from 2014–2022 at two sites in south-central Tennessee: the Sewanee Domain (coded as Site = 1) and Franklin State Forest (Site = 2). Mean ramet density was tracked over time within permanently marked 1 m-diameter circular plots located in hierarchical patch networks used in a broader spatial genetic structure study. Six blocks (4 patches each) were monitored at the Domain site and four blocks (5–9 patches each) at Franklin State Forest. All ramets within plots were counted each October, when no new ramets are produced. The purpose was to compare patch-level ramet density and assess temporal stability across sites.