GLAC.2292
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.2292
Author Observation Code	GLAC.2292
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.928430636 º
Longitude	-114.370200505 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Kintla Lake Meadow
Location Narrative	Drive from Kintla Lake C.G. 1.3 mi.; enter into beetle-kill forest on the right side of road; continue through regenerating forest until you reach an open sedge meadow.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Kintla Lake
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1219.19999814682 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	basin
Surficial Deposits	Organic Deposits: Peat
Landscape Narrative	Histic soils; very deep peat accumulation saturated to surface yearlong; flooded only in the spring and early summer.
Representativeness	Carex meadow with scattered POTPAL; no trees or shrubs; saturated soils.
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	99 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	7 %
Name Other	Moss, Basal Veg
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Sep-2001
Observation End Date	12-Sep-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	Large sedge meadow bordered by Salix and the aspen; meadow is almost exclusively CARUTR.

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 Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Herbaceous 90 % 06       -none- 2 Comarum palustre L. Comarum palustre L. Comarum palustre purple marshlocks Comarum palustre L. **   Comarum palustre L. Comarum palustre purple marshlocks Comarum palustre L. **   Herbaceous 60 % 05       -none- 3 Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 4 Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium L. **   Polygonum amphibium L. Polygonum amphibium water knotweed Polygonum amphibium 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 100 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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