GLAC.42
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.42
Author Observation Code	GLAC.42
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.715665963 º
Longitude	-113.444441372 º
Author Location	GLAC -- St. Mary Lk. - Red Eagle Trail
Location Narrative	Park at Red Eagle Trailhead. Hike up trail about 1.5 mi., through meadow where plot 41 is located. Continue hiking about 0.2 mi. to area with PSEMEN forest on right side of trail. Plot is down steep slope, to right of trail, about 41 paces off of trai
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Saint Mary
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1438.65599781324 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Channel wall
Landform	bench
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Undifferentiated glacial deposit
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	6 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	20-Jul-1999
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	SPIBET is patchy throughout entire PSEMEN forest on this side of St. Mary Lake. The forest is dense, and where openings occur (due to blowdown) SPIBET is present. This particular stand is pretty open, so more SPIBET has established and other species are

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 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 60 % 05       -none- 2 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 2 % 02       -none- 3 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 2 % 02       -none- 4 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 **   Sub-Canopy 10 % 03       -none- 5 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Dwarf Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 7 Clematis columbiana (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray Clematis columbiana (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray Clematis columbiana rock clematis Clematis columbiana (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray **   Clematis columbiana (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray Clematis columbiana rock clematis Clematis columbiana (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 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 37 % 04       -none- 9 Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Nutt. **   Rubus parviflorus Nutt. Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 10 Acer glabrum Torr. Acer glabrum Torr. Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple Acer glabrum Torr. **   Acer glabrum Torr. Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple Acer glabrum Torr. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Shepherdia canadensis russet buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. **   Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Shepherdia canadensis russet buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 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 10 % 03       -none- 16 Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn. Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn. Melica subulata Alaska oniongrass Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn. **   Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn. Melica subulata Alaska oniongrass Melica subulata (Griseb.) Scribn. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -none- 17 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 10 % 03       -none- 18 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 3 % 02       -none- 19 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 **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 20 Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. Osmorhiza occidentalis western sweetroot Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. **   Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. Osmorhiza occidentalis western sweetroot Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 21 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 3 % 02       -none- 22 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 2 % 02       -none- 23 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 1 % 01       -none- 24 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- 25 Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. Corallorrhiza maculata summer coralroot Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. **   Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. Corallorrhiza maculata summer coralroot Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Disporum trachycarpum (S. Wats.) Benth. & Hook. f. Disporum trachycarpum (S. Wats.) Benth. & Hook. f. Disporum trachycarpum roughfruit fairybells Disporum trachycarpum (S. Wats.) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Disporum trachycarpum (S. Wats.) Benth. & Hook. f. Disporum trachycarpum roughfruit fairybells Disporum trachycarpum (S. Wats.) Benth. & Hook. f. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 Hieracium L. Hieracium L. Hieracium hawkweed Hieracium L. **   Hieracium L. Hieracium hawkweed Hieracium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eat.) Greene Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eat.) Greene Eucephalus engelmannii Engelmann's aster Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eat.) Greene **   Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eat.) Greene Eucephalus engelmannii Engelmann's aster Eucephalus engelmannii (D.C. Eat.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 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- 32 Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Galium triflorum Michx. Galium triflorum fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. Bromus carinatus California brome Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. **   Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. Bromus carinatus California brome Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear Bromus vulgaris Columbia brome Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear **   Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear Bromus vulgaris Columbia brome Bromus vulgaris (Hook.) Shear **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 40 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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