WATE.9033
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WATE.9033
Author Observation Code	WATE.9033
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	49.021045403 º
Longitude	-113.995937016 º
Author Location	WATE
Location Narrative	~0.5 km SE of Carthew Summit
State or Province	Alberta
Country	Canada
Named Places	region|state|province: Alberta area|country|territory: Canada
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2150 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	colluvial shoulder
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Colluvial
Landscape Narrative	MOISTURE=submesic; SLOPE=35% -- RW1 ecosite; Upper Subalpine ecoregion
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	04-Aug-1999
Project	Waterton Lakes National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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:
Growthform1 Type	Needle-leaved shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Ecoregion=SU

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 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. **   Canopy 5 % 02       -none- 2 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. **   Tall Shrub 25 % 03       -none- 3 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. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 4 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 65 % 05       -none- 5 Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -none- 6 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 5 % 02       -none- 7 Aster/Solidago sp. Aster/Solidago sp. **   Asteraceae Aster family Aster/Solidago sp. **   Aster/Solidago sp. **   Asteraceae Aster family Aster/Solidago sp. **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 8 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 3 % 02       -none- 9 Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 10 Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia broadleaf arnica Arnica latifolia Bong. **   Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia broadleaf arnica Arnica latifolia Bong. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -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 1 % 01       -none- 12 Senecio triangularis Hook. Senecio triangularis Hook. Senecio triangularis arrowleaf ragwort Senecio triangularis Hook. **   Senecio triangularis Hook. Senecio triangularis arrowleaf ragwort Senecio triangularis Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 Heracleum maximum Bartr. Heracleum maximum Bartr. Heracleum maximum common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum Bartr. **   Heracleum maximum Bartr. Heracleum maximum common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum Bartr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Veratrum viride Ait. Veratrum viride Ait. Veratrum viride green false hellebore Veratrum viride Ait. **   Veratrum viride Ait. Veratrum viride green false hellebore Veratrum viride Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 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- 18 Grass sp. Grass sp. **   Poaceae Grass family Grass sp. **   Grass sp. **   Poaceae Grass family Grass sp. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Mitella breweri Gray Mitella breweri Gray Mitella breweri Brewer's miterwort Mitella breweri Gray **   Mitella breweri Gray Mitella breweri Brewer's miterwort Mitella breweri Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum polytrichum moss Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. **   Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum polytrichum moss Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0 % 01       -none- 21 Brachythecium oedipodium (Mitt.) Jaeg. Brachythecium oedipodium (Mitt.) Jaeg. Brachythecium oedipodium brachythecium moss Brachythecium oedipodium (Mitt.) Jaeg. **   Brachythecium oedipodium (Mitt.) Jaeg. Brachythecium oedipodium brachythecium moss Brachythecium oedipodium (Mitt.) Jaeg. **   Nonvascular 0 % 01       -none- 22 Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn. et al. Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn. et al. Tortula ruralis tortula moss Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn. et al. **   Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn. et al. Tortula ruralis tortula moss Tortula ruralis (Hedw.) Gaertn. et al. **   Nonvascular 0 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 80 % Nonvascular     5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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