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GLAC.255
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.6135.GLAC255
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GLAC.255
Author Observation Code ? GLAC.255
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 48.803808207 º
Longitude ? -113.699012919 º
Author Location ? GLAC -- Many Glacier, Swiftcurrent Pass Trail
Location Narrative ? From Many Glacier hike toward Swiftcurrent Pass about 1 mi. To right of trail there is a shrubby area with cliffs above. Climb up onto cliffs then head west into woodland area.
State or Province ? Montana
Country ? United States
Named Places
region|state|province: Montana
area|country|territory: United States
quadrangle: Many Glacier
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Circle
Area ? 0
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1610.25839755241 m
Slope Aspect ? 225 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? Lowslope
Landform ? ridge
Rock Type ? sedimentary, unspecified
Representativeness ? unsure
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 2 %
Percent Wood ? 1 %
Percent Litter ? 4 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 2 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 2 %
Name Other ? moss=1; lichen=1; basal veg=1;
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 07-Aug-2000
Observation End Date ? 07-Aug-2000
Project ? Glacier National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 0
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 assn. within BPU with lots of PINCON and no ABILAS. Bands of rock alternate with PINCON woodland. CARGEY & CALRUB understory is primarily under & around PINCON. PINCON age = 35 yrs.
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
30 %
04       -none-
2 Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Tall Shrub
3 %
02       -none-
3 Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. Lonicera utahensis Utah honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. **   Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. Lonicera utahensis Utah honeysuckle Lonicera utahensis S. Wats. **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
4 Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. **   Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
5 Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia white spirea Spiraea betulifolia Pallas **   Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia white spirea Spiraea betulifolia Pallas **   Short Shrub
10 %
03       -none-
6 Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Short Shrub
3 %
02       -none-
7 Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Vaccinium cespitosum Michx. [orthographic variant] **   Short Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
8 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
20 %
03       -none-
9 Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl. Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl. Calamagrostis rubescens pinegrass Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl. **   Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl. Calamagrostis rubescens pinegrass Calamagrostis rubescens Buckl. **   Herbaceous
10 %
03       -none-
10 Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. Heuchera cylindrica roundleaf alumroot Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. **   Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. Heuchera cylindrica roundleaf alumroot Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook. **   Herbaceous
3 %
02       -none-
11 Aster conspicuus Lindl. Aster conspicuus Lindl. Aster conspicuus Aster conspicuus Lindl. **   Aster conspicuus Lindl. **   Aster conspicuus Lindl. Aster conspicuus Aster conspicuus Lindl. **   Aster conspicuus Lindl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
12 Anemone L. Anemone L. Anemone anemone Anemone L. **   Anemone L. Anemone anemone Anemone L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. Cryptogramma crispa Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. **   Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. **   Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. Cryptogramma crispa Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. **   Cryptogramma crispa (L.) R. Br. ex Hook. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
14 Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. Penstemon confertus yellow penstemon Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. **   Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. Penstemon confertus yellow penstemon Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 Galium boreale L. Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
16 Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Antennaria rosea Greene Antennaria rosea rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea Greene **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 Antennaria racemosa Hook. Antennaria racemosa Hook. Antennaria racemosa raceme pussytoes Antennaria racemosa Hook. **   Antennaria racemosa Hook. Antennaria racemosa raceme pussytoes Antennaria racemosa Hook. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
18 Festuca occidentalis Hook. Festuca occidentalis Hook. Festuca occidentalis western fescue Festuca occidentalis Hook. **   Festuca occidentalis Hook. Festuca occidentalis western fescue Festuca occidentalis Hook. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
19 Selaginella densa Rydb. Selaginella densa Rydb. Selaginella densa lesser spikemoss Selaginella densa Rydb. **   Selaginella densa Rydb. Selaginella densa lesser spikemoss Selaginella densa Rydb. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
20 Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Danthonia intermedia Vasey Danthonia intermedia timber oatgrass Danthonia intermedia Vasey **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
21 Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. **   Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
22 Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion Allium cernuum Roth **   Allium cernuum Roth Allium cernuum nodding onion Allium cernuum Roth **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
23 Populus tremuloides Michx. Populus tremuloides Michx. Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Populus tremuloides Michx. **   Populus tremuloides Michx. Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Populus tremuloides Michx. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
24 Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum Torr. **   Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum Torr. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
25 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-
26 Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose Lomatium macrocarpum bigseed biscuitroot Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose **   Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose Lomatium macrocarpum bigseed biscuitroot Lomatium macrocarpum (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
27 Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana Duchesne **   Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana Duchesne **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
28 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-
29 Agrostis scabra Willd. Agrostis scabra Willd. Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra Willd. **   Agrostis scabra Willd. Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra Willd. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
30 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
31 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. **   Sub-Canopy
10 %
03       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 %
Nonvascular   0.5 m 10 %
Short Shrub   0.5 m 20 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Reid, Marion PI
Hartmann, Sonja Not specified/Unknown
Kimball, Shannon Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jul-2003
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Pinus contorta / Spiraea betulifolia Forest       no
Cooper, Steve
Reid, Marion


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         Sands: Sand               Loamy sand. Soil is very poorly developed. None available to do soil test. All argillite.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Animal, general   Hare scat in plot. Bear scat full of dead ants and berries just outside of plot.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot