GLAC.58
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.58
Author Observation Code	GLAC.58
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.80083303 º
Longitude	-113.6648845 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Swiftcurrent Lake Boat Ramp
Location Narrative	Park at Swiftcurrent Lake Boat Ramp. Walk south into willow thicket about 15 yards from edge of parking area, to plot center.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Many Glacier region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1487.42399773912 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	lake plain
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Glaciolacustrine
Representativeness	excellent
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	2 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	29-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	Very low diversity in understory. Upland from plot is spruce with willow in a thin zone. Adjacent forest is spruce with lodgepole and CALCAN.

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 Salix drummondiana Barratt ex Hook. Salix drummondiana Barratt ex Hook. Salix drummondiana Drummond's willow Salix drummondiana Barratt ex Hook. **   Salix drummondiana Barratt ex Hook. Salix drummondiana Drummond's willow Salix drummondiana Barratt ex Hook. **   Short Shrub 90 % 06       -none- 2 Cornus sericea L. Cornus sericea L. Cornus sericea redosier dogwood Cornus sericea L. **   Cornus sericea L. Cornus sericea redosier dogwood Cornus sericea L. **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 3 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- 4 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 60 % 05       -none- 5 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- 6 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- 7 Carex foenea Willd. Carex foenea Willd. Carex foenea dryspike sedge Carex foenea Willd. **   Carex foenea Willd. Carex foenea dryspike sedge Carex foenea Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. **   Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. Calamagrostis canadensis bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. **   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 1 m 60 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 40 % Short Shrub 2 m 5 m 90 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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