GLAC.2211
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.2211
Author Observation Code	GLAC.2211
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.54342485 º
Longitude	-113.96121268 º
Author Location	GLAC -- GTSR/Lake McDonald South
Location Narrative	Drive 1.9 miles from T-intersection in West Glacier. Park at 3rd turnout on east side of road. Walk north about 600 feet along (225 paces) to "D2" sign. Head east up steep slope about 200m to uniform stand.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Lake McDonald West
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	996.695998485022 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	57.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Colluvial
Representativeness	Representative of older larch - Douglas fir stand with dense THUPLI - TSUHET subcanopy. Little cover
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	20 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	30 %
Name Other	Moss, Lichen, Basal Veg
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jun-2001
Observation End Date	13-Jun-2001
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	Emerging trees = LAROCC and PSEMEN - mature trees; subcanopy dominated by mostly THUPLI; understory dominated by seedling and sapling THUPLI and TSUHET; very mossy, open understory otherwise with little herbaceous or shrub cover; very gravelly, yellowish

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 Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata western red cedar Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don **   Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata western red cedar Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don **   Canopy 40 % 04       -none- 2 Larix occidentalis Nutt. Larix occidentalis Nutt. Larix occidentalis western larch Larix occidentalis Nutt. **   Larix occidentalis Nutt. Larix occidentalis western larch Larix occidentalis Nutt. **   Canopy 20 % 03       -none- 3 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- 4 Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata western red cedar Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don **   Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata western red cedar Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don **   Sub-Canopy 20 % 03       -none- 5 Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. Pleurozium schreberi Schreber's big red stem moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. **   Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. Pleurozium schreberi Schreber's big red stem moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. **   Nonvascular 10 % 03       -none- 6 Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus rough goose neck moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. **   Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus rough goose neck moss Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst. **   Nonvascular 10 % 03       -none- 7 Mnium Hedw. Mnium Hedw. Mnium mnium calcareous moss Mnium Hedw. **   Mnium Hedw. Mnium mnium calcareous moss Mnium Hedw. **   Nonvascular 3 % 02       -none- 8 Dicranum scoparium Hedw. Dicranum scoparium Hedw. Dicranum scoparium dicranum moss Dicranum scoparium Hedw. **   Dicranum scoparium Hedw. Dicranum scoparium dicranum moss Dicranum scoparium Hedw. **   Nonvascular 3 % 02       -none- 9 Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. Peltigera aphthosa felt lichen Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. **   Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. Peltigera aphthosa felt lichen Peltigera aphthosa (L.) Willd. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata western red cedar Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don **   Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don Thuja plicata western red cedar Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don **   Herbaceous 30 % 04       -none- 11 Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. **   Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 12 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- 13 Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Clintonia uniflora bride's bonnet Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth **   Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth Clintonia uniflora bride's bonnet Clintonia uniflora (Menzies ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes) Kunth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Viola orbiculata Geyer ex Holz. Viola orbiculata Geyer ex Holz. Viola orbiculata darkwoods violet Viola orbiculata Geyer ex Holz. **   Viola orbiculata Geyer ex Holz. Viola orbiculata darkwoods violet Viola orbiculata Geyer ex Holz. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 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- 18 Listera caurina Piper Listera caurina Piper Listera caurina northwestern twayblade Listera caurina Piper **   Listera caurina Piper Listera caurina northwestern twayblade Listera caurina Piper **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum Hook. **   Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes Calypso bulbosa fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes **   Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes Calypso bulbosa fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Pyrola chlorantha greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha Sw. **   Pyrola chlorantha Sw. Pyrola chlorantha greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha Sw. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Tiarella trifoliata L. Tiarella trifoliata L. Tiarella trifoliata threeleaf foamflower Tiarella trifoliata L. **   Tiarella trifoliata L. Tiarella trifoliata threeleaf foamflower Tiarella trifoliata L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. **   Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 24 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Linnaea borealis L. Linnaea borealis L. Linnaea borealis twinflower Linnaea borealis L. **   Linnaea borealis L. Linnaea borealis twinflower Linnaea borealis L. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. **   Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg. **   Tall Shrub 20 % 03       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 35 m 50 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Nonvascular 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 60 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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