GLAC.85
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.85
Author Observation Code	GLAC.85
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.939790422 º
Longitude	-113.892032501 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Goat Haunt - Waterton Valley Trail
Location Narrative	Hike up Waterton Valley Trail from Goat Haunt R.S. about 0.5 mile. Look for open wet meadow area on left side of trail (east). Plot is in center of largest open area of meadow.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Porcupine Ridge region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1335.02399797076 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	bottomlands
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Glaciolacustrine
Representativeness	good
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	6 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	11-Aug-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	Area is fringed by spruce and there are scattered spruce in middle of fen. Not forb-rich. Mostly graminoid-dominated wetland. SALDRU also fringes area between PICENG-ABILAS forest and wetland.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 aquatilis Wahlenb. Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. Carex aquatilis water sedge Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. **   Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. Carex aquatilis water sedge Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. **   Herbaceous 60 % 05       -none- 2 Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum's sedge Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. **   Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. Carex buxbaumii Buxbaum's sedge Carex buxbaumii Wahlenb. **   Herbaceous 20 % 03       -none- 3 Poa palustris L. Poa palustris L. Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa palustris L. **   Poa palustris L. Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa palustris L. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 4 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Senecio pauperculus Michx. Senecio pauperculus Michx. Senecio pauperculus Senecio pauperculus Michx. **   Senecio pauperculus Michx. **   Senecio pauperculus Michx. Senecio pauperculus Senecio pauperculus Michx. **   Senecio pauperculus Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 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- 7 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- 8 Aster eatonii (Gray) T.J. Howell Aster eatonii (Gray) T.J. Howell Aster eatonii Aster eatonii (Gray) T.J. Howell **   Aster eatonii (Gray) T.J. Howell **   Aster eatonii (Gray) T.J. Howell Aster eatonii Aster eatonii (Gray) T.J. Howell **   Aster eatonii (Gray) T.J. Howell **   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 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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