GLAC.286
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.286
Author Observation Code	GLAC.286
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.733697394 º
Longitude	-113.733030627 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Haystack Butte
Location Narrative	From Logan Pass hike Highline Trail toward Haystack Butte. At saddle just below Haystack Butte leave trail and head up SE face of butte. Plot is below butte summit on large, uniform SE-facing slope..
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Logan Pass
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2223.21119662072 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
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	1 %
Percent Wood	0 %
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	21-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	21-Aug-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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Small, stunted ABILAS are scattered along this slope, as well as a few PINALB. There are patches of bare rock and soil within this XERTEN meadow that support other species, such as JUNDRU & LUZHIT. Otherwise the XERTEN is very thick. May want to includ

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 Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville **   Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville **   Dwarf Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 2 Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don Phyllodoce empetriformis pink mountainheath Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don **   Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don Phyllodoce empetriformis pink mountainheath Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. Xerophyllum tenax common beargrass Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. **   Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. Xerophyllum tenax common beargrass Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 80 % 06       -none- 4 Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Hitchcock's smooth woodrush Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn **   Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Hitchcock's smooth woodrush Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 5 Juncus drummondii E. Mey. Juncus drummondii E. Mey. Juncus drummondii Drummond's rush Juncus drummondii E. Mey. **   Juncus drummondii E. Mey. Juncus drummondii Drummond's rush Juncus drummondii E. Mey. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 6 Arnica rydbergii Greene Arnica rydbergii Greene Arnica rydbergii Rydberg's arnica Arnica rydbergii Greene **   Arnica rydbergii Greene Arnica rydbergii Rydberg's arnica Arnica rydbergii Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Poa alpina L. Poa alpina L. Poa alpina alpine bluegrass Poa alpina L. **   Poa alpina L. Poa alpina alpine bluegrass Poa alpina L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea mountain hairgrass Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman **   Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea mountain hairgrass Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Carex scirpoidea Michx. Carex scirpoidea Michx. Carex scirpoidea northern singlespike sedge Carex scirpoidea Michx. **   Carex scirpoidea Michx. Carex scirpoidea northern singlespike sedge Carex scirpoidea Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh Erythronium grandiflorum yellow avalanche-lily Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh **   Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh Erythronium grandiflorum yellow avalanche-lily Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 10 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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