From the pullout at Dead Horse Point (along St. Mary Lake) hike up slope to NE, working your way around cliffs and through brushy areas. Plot is high on slope in stand of very visible standing dead trees with some live ABILAS.
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
Large area covered with this assn., clearly visible on the aerial photo. CARGEY is most dominant understory plant by far. XERTEN is patchy under ABILAS. The canopy is tall, scraggly PINALB. Stunted ABILAS & PINALB make up subcanopy.