Login | Datasets | Logout
 

Comprehensive View of a Plot

  click to update datacart
GRAS-00-038
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.6031.GRAS00038
» Citing info
Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRAS-00-038
Author Observation Code ? GRAS-00-038
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 48.625932348 º
Longitude ? -113.38919574 º
Author Location ? GLAC
Location Narrative ? 5' cream-colored boulder at lower left corner. 300' from E edge of bluff, on high point of ridge.
State or Province ? Montana
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: Montana
quadrangle: Cut Bank Pass
Layout Fields: 
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1993.39199697004 m
Slope Aspect ? 100 º
Slope Gradient ? 1 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Landform ? bench
Surficial Deposits ? Glacial Deposits: Glaciofluvial
Soil Drainage ? moderately well drained
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 12-Aug-2000
Observation End Date ? 12-Aug-2000
Project ? Grasslands of Glacier National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
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 ? No horse or cattle sign, trespass livestock has rarely reached this meadow. Mostly festuca, DANINT, carex, and Luzula. Dried out considerably.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer Thamnolia vermicularis whiteworm lichen Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer **   Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer Thamnolia vermicularis whiteworm lichen Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer **   Nonvascular
0.54 %
01       -none-
2 Festuca campestris Rydb. Festuca campestris Rydb. Festuca campestris rough fescue Festuca campestris Rydb. **   Festuca campestris Rydb. Festuca campestris rough fescue Festuca campestris Rydb. **   Herbaceous
7.36 %
03       -none-
3 Carex obtusata Lilj. Carex obtusata Lilj. Carex obtusata obtuse sedge Carex obtusata Lilj. **   Carex obtusata Lilj. Carex obtusata obtuse sedge Carex obtusata Lilj. **   Herbaceous
5.43 %
03       -none-
4 Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Elmer **   Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Elmer **   Herbaceous
3.86 %
02       -none-
5 Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Herbaceous
3 %
02       -none-
6 Bupleurum americanum Coult. & Rose Bupleurum americanum Coult. & Rose Bupleurum americanum American thorow wax Bupleurum americanum Coult. & Rose **   Bupleurum americanum Coult. & Rose Bupleurum americanum American thorow wax Bupleurum americanum Coult. & Rose **   Herbaceous
2 %
02       -none-
7 Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. **   Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. Potentilla gracilis slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook. **   Herbaceous
1.64 %
02       -none-
8 Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen Androsace chamaejasme sweetflower rockjasmine Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen **   Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen Androsace chamaejasme sweetflower rockjasmine Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen **   Herbaceous
1.5 %
02       -none-
9 Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern. Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern. Minuartia rubella beautiful sandwort Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern. **   Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern. Minuartia rubella beautiful sandwort Minuartia rubella (Wahlenb.) Hiern. **   Herbaceous
1.43 %
02       -none-
10 Pedicularis contorta Benth. Pedicularis contorta Benth. Pedicularis contorta coiled lousewort Pedicularis contorta Benth. **   Pedicularis contorta Benth. Pedicularis contorta coiled lousewort Pedicularis contorta Benth. **   Herbaceous
1.25 %
02       -none-
11 Selaginella Beauv. Selaginella Beauv. Selaginella spikemoss Selaginella Beauv. **   Selaginella Beauv. Selaginella spikemoss Selaginella Beauv. **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
12 Selaginella Beauv. Selaginella Beauv. Selaginella spikemoss Selaginella Beauv. **   Selaginella Beauv. Selaginella spikemoss Selaginella Beauv. **   Herbaceous
1 %
01       -none-
13 Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens white sweetvetch Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. **   Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens white sweetvetch Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. **   Herbaceous
0.71 %
01       -none-
14 Zigadenus elegans Pursh Zigadenus elegans Pursh Zigadenus elegans mountain deathcamas Zigadenus elegans Pursh **   Zigadenus elegans Pursh Zigadenus elegans mountain deathcamas Zigadenus elegans Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.68 %
01       -none-
15 Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. Antennaria umbrinella umber pussytoes Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. **   Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. Antennaria umbrinella umber pussytoes Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. **   Herbaceous
0.61 %
01       -none-
16 Galium boreale L. Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Herbaceous
0.61 %
01       -none-
17 Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense field chickweed Cerastium arvense L. **   Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense field chickweed Cerastium arvense L. **   Herbaceous
0.54 %
01       -none-
18 Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Mill. ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Mill. ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   Herbaceous
0.54 %
01       -none-
19 Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
20 Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata spiked woodrush Luzula spicata (L.) DC. **   Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata spiked woodrush Luzula spicata (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous
0.46 %
01       -none-
21 Silene parryi (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire Silene parryi (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire Silene parryi Parry's silene Silene parryi (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire **   Silene parryi (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire Silene parryi Parry's silene Silene parryi (S. Wats.) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire **   Herbaceous
0.43 %
01       -none-
22 Dodecatheon conjugens Greene Dodecatheon conjugens Greene Dodecatheon conjugens Bonneville shootingstar Dodecatheon conjugens Greene **   Dodecatheon conjugens Greene Dodecatheon conjugens Bonneville shootingstar Dodecatheon conjugens Greene **   Herbaceous
0.36 %
01       -none-
23 Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nels.) Rydb. Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nels.) Rydb. Besseya wyomingensis Wyoming besseya Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nels.) Rydb. **   Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nels.) Rydb. Besseya wyomingensis Wyoming besseya Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nels.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous
0.32 %
01       -none-
24 Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Polygonum bistortoides Pursh Polygonum bistortoides American bistort Polygonum bistortoides Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.32 %
01       -none-
25 Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. simplex var. spathulata (DC.) Cronq. Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. simplex var. spathulata (DC.) Cronq. Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. spathulata Mt. Albert goldenrod Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. simplex var. spathulata (DC.) Cronq. **   Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. simplex var. spathulata (DC.) Cronq. Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. spathulata Mt. Albert goldenrod Solidago simplex Kunth ssp. simplex var. spathulata (DC.) Cronq. **   Herbaceous
0.25 %
01       -none-
26 Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. Oxytropis campestris field locoweed Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. **   Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. Oxytropis campestris field locoweed Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous
0.14 %
01       -none-
27 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous
0.14 %
01       -none-
28 Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. Agoseris glauca pale agoseris Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. **   Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. Agoseris glauca pale agoseris Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. **   Herbaceous
0.11 %
01       -none-
29 Lupinus sericeus Pursh Lupinus sericeus Pursh Lupinus sericeus silky lupine Lupinus sericeus Pursh **   Lupinus sericeus Pursh Lupinus sericeus silky lupine Lupinus sericeus Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.11 %
01       -none-
30 Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. Castilleja sulphurea sulphur Indian paintbrush Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. **   Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. Castilleja sulphurea sulphur Indian paintbrush Castilleja sulphurea Rydb. **   Herbaceous
0.1 %
01       -none-
31 Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. pumpellianus (Scribn.) Wagnon var. pumpellianus (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc. Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. pumpellianus (Scribn.) Wagnon var. pumpellianus (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc. Bromus inermis ssp. pumpellianus var. pumpellianus Pumpelly's brome Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. pumpellianus (Scribn.) Wagnon var. pumpellianus (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc. **   Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. pumpellianus (Scribn.) Wagnon var. pumpellianus (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc. Bromus inermis ssp. pumpellianus var. pumpellianus Pumpelly's brome Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. pumpellianus (Scribn.) Wagnon var. pumpellianus (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous
0.1 %
01       -none-
32 Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Herbaceous
0.1 %
01       -none-
33 Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. **   Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia richardsonis mat muhly Muhlenbergia richardsonis (Trin.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous
0.07 %
01       -none-
34 Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii prairie flax Linum lewisii Pursh **   Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii prairie flax Linum lewisii Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.07 %
01       -none-
35 Helictotrichon hookeri (Scribn.) Henr. Helictotrichon hookeri (Scribn.) Henr. Helictotrichon hookeri spikeoat Helictotrichon hookeri (Scribn.) Henr. **   Helictotrichon hookeri (Scribn.) Henr. Helictotrichon hookeri spikeoat Helictotrichon hookeri (Scribn.) Henr. **   Herbaceous
0.07 %
01       -none-
36 Arnica sororia Greene Arnica sororia Greene Arnica sororia twin arnica Arnica sororia Greene **   Arnica sororia Greene Arnica sororia twin arnica Arnica sororia Greene **   Herbaceous
0.04 %
01       -none-
37 Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Herbaceous
0.04 %
01       -none-
38 Arabis nuttallii B.L. Robins. Arabis nuttallii B.L. Robins. Arabis nuttallii Nuttall's rockcress Arabis nuttallii B.L. Robins. **   Arabis nuttallii B.L. Robins. Arabis nuttallii Nuttall's rockcress Arabis nuttallii B.L. Robins. **   Herbaceous
0.04 %
01       -none-
39 Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Shrub
5.57 %
03       -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy     0 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous     0 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub     0 %
Shrub      
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Asebrook, Jen PI
Olin, S. Not specified/Unknown
Shea, D. Not specified/Unknown
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jul-2003
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Festuca idahoensis - (Festuca campestris) / Potentilla diversifolia Grassland       no
Reid, Marion
Cooper, Steve


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Sandy Loams: Sandy Loam                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Some livestock trespass.
Animal, general   Nutcrackers, gray jays, siskins, pipit, olive-sided flycatcher. Pocket gophers numerous. Elk and moose scat. Spring and fall elk and moose range.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot