VOYA.155
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VOYA.155
Author Observation Code	VOYA.155
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.490308133 º
Longitude	-93.187061226 º
Author Location	VOYA -- Rat Root Peatland
Location Narrative	NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 8, T.069N, R.22W, Koochiching Co.
State or Province	Minnesota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Ray region|state|province: Minnesota area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	344.423999476476 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Surficial Deposits	Organic Deposits: Peat
Representativeness	This stand is typical of the community type. This releve is typical of the stand.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Aug-1997
Observation End Date	29-Aug-1997
Project	Voyageurs National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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	Moderate
Lichen Quality	Moderate
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	incipient water track in large peatland; large, wide polygon (water no t narrowly channelled); most larilari under 2m tall, gnarled, with dea d limbs and trunks; deep peat

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 Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina tamarack Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch **   Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina tamarack Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 2 Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench var. angustifolia (Ait.) Rehd. Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench var. angustifolia (Ait.) Rehd. Chamaedaphne calyculata var. angustifolia leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench var. angustifolia (Ait.) Rehd. **   Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench var. angustifolia (Ait.) Rehd. Chamaedaphne calyculata var. angustifolia leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench var. angustifolia (Ait.) Rehd. **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Salix pedicellaris Pursh var. pedicellaris Salix pedicellaris Pursh var. pedicellaris Salix pedicellaris var. pedicellaris Salix pedicellaris Pursh var. pedicellaris **   Salix pedicellaris Pursh var. pedicellaris **   Salix pedicellaris Pursh var. pedicellaris Salix pedicellaris var. pedicellaris Salix pedicellaris Pursh var. pedicellaris **   Salix pedicellaris Pursh var. pedicellaris **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana black spruce Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. **   Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana black spruce Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Vaccinium oxycoccos L. Vaccinium oxycoccos L. Vaccinium oxycoccos small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. **   Vaccinium oxycoccos L. Vaccinium oxycoccos small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia bog laurel Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. **   Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. Kalmia polifolia bog laurel Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel Betula pumila var. glandulifera bog birch Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel **   Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel Betula pumila var. glandulifera bog birch Betula pumila L. var. glandulifera Regel **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Ledum groenlandicum bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum Oeder **   Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Ledum groenlandicum bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum Oeder **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Andromeda polifolia L. var. glaucophylla (Link) DC. Andromeda polifolia L. var. glaucophylla (Link) DC. Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia L. var. glaucophylla (Link) DC. **   Andromeda polifolia L. var. glaucophylla (Link) DC. Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia L. var. glaucophylla (Link) DC. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. Eriophorum chamissonis Chamisso's cottongrass Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. **   Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. Eriophorum chamissonis Chamisso's cottongrass Eriophorum chamissonis C.A. Mey. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 11 Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. var. americana Fern. Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. var. americana Fern. Carex lasiocarpa var. americana American woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. var. americana Fern. **   Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. var. americana Fern. Carex lasiocarpa var. americana American woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. var. americana Fern. **   Herbaceous 87.5 % 06       -none- 12 Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthes trifoliata buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata L. **   Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthes trifoliata buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Scheuchzeria palustris L. ssp. americana (Fern.) Hultén Scheuchzeria palustris L. ssp. americana (Fern.) Hultén Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana rannoch-rush Scheuchzeria palustris L. ssp. americana (Fern.) Hultén **   Scheuchzeria palustris L. ssp. americana (Fern.) Hultén Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana rannoch-rush Scheuchzeria palustris L. ssp. americana (Fern.) Hultén **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Sarracenia purpurea L. Sarracenia purpurea L. Sarracenia purpurea purple pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea L. **   Sarracenia purpurea L. Sarracenia purpurea purple pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Equisetum fluviatile L. Equisetum fluviatile L. Equisetum fluviatile water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile L. **   Equisetum fluviatile L. Equisetum fluviatile water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. Sphagnum recurvum recurved sphagnum Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. **   Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. Sphagnum recurvum recurved sphagnum Sphagnum recurvum P. Beauv. **   Nonvascular 37.5 % 04       -none- 17 Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Nonvascular 37.5 % 04       -none- 18 Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune polytrichum moss Polytrichum commune Hedw. **   Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune polytrichum moss Polytrichum commune Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. Sphagnum fuscum sphagnum Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. **   Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. Sphagnum fuscum sphagnum Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 90 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 90 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Vine/Liana
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