GLAC.240
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.240
Author Observation Code	GLAC.240
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.912743808 º
Longitude	-113.630040958 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Above Slide Lake on Gable Pass Trail
Location Narrative	From Slide Lake Cabin hike up Gable Pass Trail about 0.75 mi. Plot is west of trail about 50 paces. We left the trail above the MENFER zone, at point where trail crosses a small seep stream.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Gable Mountain area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Montana
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2070.50639685283 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mid slope
Rock Type	sedimentary, unspecified
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	26-Jul-2000
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	Lots of PICENG in this area, mixed with PINCON. ABILAS is coming up in understory. This site has quite a bit of ARNCOR, but XERTEN is dominant. Stand age = 150 yrs (PINCON). Lower on this slope MENFER is dominant in understory (see plot 241). MENFER

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 Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. **   Canopy 33 % 04       -none- 2 Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Canopy 20 % 03       -none- 3 Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Sub-Canopy 5 % 02       -none- 4 Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville **   Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville Vaccinium scoparium grouse whortleberry Vaccinium scoparium Leib. ex Coville **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 8 Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 9 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 50 % 04       -none- 10 Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Herbaceous 30 % 04       -none- 11 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 3 % 02       -none- 12 Pedicularis bracteosa Benth. Pedicularis bracteosa Benth. Pedicularis bracteosa bracted lousewort Pedicularis bracteosa Benth. **   Pedicularis bracteosa Benth. Pedicularis bracteosa bracted lousewort Pedicularis bracteosa Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 Thalictrum occidentale Gray Thalictrum occidentale Gray Thalictrum occidentale western meadow-rue Thalictrum occidentale Gray **   Thalictrum occidentale Gray Thalictrum occidentale western meadow-rue Thalictrum occidentale Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 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- 16 Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Hitchcock's smooth woodrush Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn **   Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Hitchcock's smooth woodrush Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Angelica arguta Nutt. Angelica arguta Nutt. Angelica arguta Lyall's angelica Angelica arguta Nutt. **   Angelica arguta Nutt. Angelica arguta Lyall's angelica Angelica arguta Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium Epilobium angustifolium L. **   Epilobium angustifolium L. **   Epilobium angustifolium L. Epilobium angustifolium Epilobium angustifolium L. **   Epilobium angustifolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 80 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 1 m 2 m 10 % Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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