GLAC.201
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.201
Author Observation Code	GLAC.201
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.684787346 º
Longitude	-113.575675271 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Above St. Mary Lake & Lost Lake
Location Narrative	Park at the pullout across from Lost Lake (east of divide on GTS road). Walk across road and go around east side of Lost Lake and head up hill. Plot is above lake to west side on fairly open, quite rocky slope with older PINCON.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Rising Sun region|state|province: Montana
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1474.0127977595 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	slope
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Colluvial
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	4 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	11-Jul-2000
Project	Glacier National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	0 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
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:
Observation Narrative	This site actually is more woodland-like. Seedlings establishing are PINFLE & PSEMEN, so will probably evolve to that assn. Moving to the eastern side of this ridge the forest changes dramatically to ABILAS/CLIUNI-CLIUNI forest (see plot 200). These PI

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. **   Canopy 40 % 04       -none- 2 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Canopy 3 % 02       -none- 3 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Shepherdia canadensis russet buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. **   Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Shepherdia canadensis russet buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 5 Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia white spirea Spiraea betulifolia Pallas **   Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia white spirea Spiraea betulifolia Pallas **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Dwarf Shrub 20 % 03       -none- 8 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Dwarf Shrub 20 % 03       -none- 9 Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Herbaceous 30 % 04       -none- 10 Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. Heuchera cylindrica roundleaf alumroot Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. **   Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. Heuchera cylindrica roundleaf alumroot Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Penstemon albertinus Greene Penstemon albertinus Greene Penstemon albertinus Alberta beardtongue Penstemon albertinus Greene **   Penstemon albertinus Greene Penstemon albertinus Alberta beardtongue Penstemon albertinus Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Penstemon lyallii (Gray) Gray Penstemon lyallii (Gray) Gray Penstemon lyallii Lyall's beardtongue Penstemon lyallii (Gray) Gray **   Penstemon lyallii (Gray) Gray Penstemon lyallii Lyall's beardtongue Penstemon lyallii (Gray) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum Torr. **   Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum Hook. **   Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Chimaphila umbellata pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. **   Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Chimaphila umbellata pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Pinus flexilis James Pinus flexilis James Pinus flexilis limber pine Pinus flexilis James **   Pinus flexilis James Pinus flexilis limber pine Pinus flexilis James **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium L. **   Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 40 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 5 % Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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