GLAC.112
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.112
Author Observation Code	GLAC.112
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.858436086 º
Longitude	-113.863887301 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Fifty Mountain Campground
Location Narrative	From Fifty Mtn. Campground head NW on Waterton Valley Trail about 0.2 mi. Plot center is 15 paces downslope from trail at 250 degree. Plot is before 1st intermittant stream.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Ahern Pass region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2048.25599688665 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	glaciated uplands
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Glaciofluvial
Representativeness	good but may be more sparsely vegetated than typical sites.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	4 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	28-Aug-1999
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	This plot is not quite representative of the assn. because it's quite sparsely vegetated. Should have picked a more densely vegetated site for plot. Typical cover for graminoids and forbs is about 60% instead of 30%. Sites that are a bit more moist sup

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 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 12 % 03       -none- 2 Carex paysonis Clokey Carex paysonis Clokey Carex paysonis Payson's sedge Carex paysonis Clokey **   Carex paysonis Clokey Carex paysonis Payson's sedge Carex paysonis Clokey **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 3 Carex preslii Steud. Carex preslii Steud. Carex preslii Presl's sedge Carex preslii Steud. **   Carex preslii Steud. Carex preslii Presl's sedge Carex preslii Steud. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 4 Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene Erigeron peregrinus subalpine fleabane Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene **   Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene Erigeron peregrinus subalpine fleabane Erigeron peregrinus (Banks ex Pursh) Greene **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 5 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 2 % 02       -none- 6 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- 7 Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia broadleaf arnica Arnica latifolia Bong. **   Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia broadleaf arnica Arnica latifolia Bong. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Luzula parviflora smallflowered woodrush Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. **   Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Luzula parviflora smallflowered woodrush Luzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Agrostis humilis Vasey Agrostis humilis Vasey Agrostis humilis alpine bentgrass Agrostis humilis Vasey **   Agrostis humilis Vasey Agrostis humilis alpine bentgrass Agrostis humilis Vasey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Epilobium L. Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 30 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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