GLAC.1
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.1
Author Observation Code	GLAC.1
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.487084295 º
Longitude	-113.357205572 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Two Medicine - Scenic Point
Location Narrative	Scenic point parking lot. Walk up trail to Scenic Point approximately 1/4 mi. Plot is right of trail, off trail approximately 10 paces.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Montana quadrangle: Squaw Mountain
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	404.707849834241 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1627.631997526 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	valley floor
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Glaciolacustrine
Landscape Narrative	Dead whitebark pine and lodgepole pine, probably due to blisher rust infection.
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Jun-1999
Observation End Date	16-Jun-1999
Project	Glacier National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	404.707849834241 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	Photo taken from Plot Center (roughly) looking northwest. Permanent plot marker is at Plot Center.

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 Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Canopy 70 % 05       -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 10 % 03       -none- 3 Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Canopy 10 % 03       -none- 4 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 3 % 02       -none- 5 Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Sub-Canopy 30 % 04       -none- 6 Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. Vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. **   Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. Vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. **   Short Shrub 30 % 04       -none- 7 Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. Lonicera utahensis Utah honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. **   Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. Lonicera utahensis Utah honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 8 Sorbus scopulina Greene Sorbus scopulina Greene Sorbus scopulina Greene's mountain ash Sorbus scopulina Greene **   Sorbus scopulina Greene Sorbus scopulina Greene's mountain ash Sorbus scopulina Greene **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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 60 % 05       -none- 10 Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 20 % 03       -none- 11 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 3 % 02       -none- 12 Listera cordata (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Listera cordata (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Listera cordata heartleaf twayblade Listera cordata (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Listera cordata (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. Listera cordata heartleaf twayblade Listera cordata (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. Goodyera oblongifolia western rattlesnake plantain Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. **   Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. Goodyera oblongifolia western rattlesnake plantain Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Orthilia secunda (L.) House Orthilia secunda (L.) House Orthilia secunda sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda (L.) House **   Orthilia secunda (L.) House Orthilia secunda sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda (L.) House **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent 1 m 2 m 30 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 70 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 60 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 30 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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