WATE.4068
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WATE.4068
Author Observation Code	WATE.4068
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	49.171430147 º
Longitude	-114.001912921 º
Author Location	WATE
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	2460 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landscape Narrative	MOISTURE=subxeric; SLOPE=25%
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	40 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-1994
Observation End Date	20-Jul-1994
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Relief Shape=ST; Old Soil Unit 1=R; Ecoregion=AL

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 Polemonium viscosum Nutt. Polemonium viscosum Nutt. Polemonium viscosum sticky polemonium Polemonium viscosum Nutt. **   Polemonium viscosum Nutt. Polemonium viscosum sticky polemonium Polemonium viscosum Nutt. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 2 Erigeron compositus Pursh Erigeron compositus Pursh Erigeron compositus cutleaf daisy Erigeron compositus Pursh **   Erigeron compositus Pursh Erigeron compositus cutleaf daisy Erigeron compositus Pursh **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 3 Potentilla uniflora Ledeb. Potentilla uniflora Ledeb. Potentilla uniflora oneflower cinquefoil Potentilla uniflora Ledeb. **   Potentilla uniflora Ledeb. Potentilla uniflora oneflower cinquefoil Potentilla uniflora Ledeb. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 4 Smelowskia calycina (Steph. ex Willd.) C.A. Mey. Smelowskia calycina (Steph. ex Willd.) C.A. Mey. Smelowskia calycina alpine smelowskia Smelowskia calycina (Steph. ex Willd.) C.A. Mey. **   Smelowskia calycina (Steph. ex Willd.) C.A. Mey. Smelowskia calycina alpine smelowskia Smelowskia calycina (Steph. ex Willd.) C.A. Mey. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 5 Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. Silene acaulis moss campion Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. **   Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. Silene acaulis moss campion Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 6 Potentilla nivea L. Potentilla nivea L. Potentilla nivea snow cinquefoil Potentilla nivea L. **   Potentilla nivea L. Potentilla nivea snow cinquefoil Potentilla nivea L. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 7 Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Eriogonum androsaceum rockjasmine buckwheat Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. **   Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. Eriogonum androsaceum rockjasmine buckwheat Eriogonum androsaceum Benth. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 8 Claytonia megarhiza (Gray) Parry ex S. Wats. Claytonia megarhiza (Gray) Parry ex S. Wats. Claytonia megarhiza alpine springbeauty Claytonia megarhiza (Gray) Parry ex S. Wats. **   Claytonia megarhiza (Gray) Parry ex S. Wats. Claytonia megarhiza alpine springbeauty Claytonia megarhiza (Gray) Parry ex S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Saxifraga cernua L. Saxifraga cernua L. Saxifraga cernua nodding saxifrage Saxifraga cernua L. **   Saxifraga cernua L. Saxifraga cernua nodding saxifrage Saxifraga cernua L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. Minuartia nuttallii Nuttall's sandwort Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. **   Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. Minuartia nuttallii Nuttall's sandwort Minuartia nuttallii (Pax) Briq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Minuartia austromontana S.J. Wolf & Packer Minuartia austromontana S.J. Wolf & Packer Minuartia austromontana Columbian stitchwort Minuartia austromontana S.J. Wolf & Packer **   Minuartia austromontana S.J. Wolf & Packer Minuartia austromontana Columbian stitchwort Minuartia austromontana S.J. Wolf & Packer **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Festuca brachyphylla J.A. Schultes ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes Festuca brachyphylla J.A. Schultes ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes Festuca brachyphylla alpine fescue Festuca brachyphylla J.A. Schultes ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes **   Festuca brachyphylla J.A. Schultes ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes Festuca brachyphylla alpine fescue Festuca brachyphylla J.A. Schultes ex J.A. & J.H. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen Androsace chamaejasme sweetflower rockjasmine Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen **   Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen Androsace chamaejasme sweetflower rockjasmine Androsace chamaejasme Wulfen **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Saxifraga bronchialis L. Saxifraga bronchialis L. Saxifraga bronchialis yellowdot saxifrage Saxifraga bronchialis L. **   Saxifraga bronchialis L. Saxifraga bronchialis yellowdot saxifrage Saxifraga bronchialis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Romanzoffia sitchensis Bong. Romanzoffia sitchensis Bong. Romanzoffia sitchensis Sitka mistmaiden Romanzoffia sitchensis Bong. **   Romanzoffia sitchensis Bong. Romanzoffia sitchensis Sitka mistmaiden Romanzoffia sitchensis Bong. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Draba L. Draba L. Draba draba Draba L. **   Draba L. Draba draba Draba L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Carex rupestris All. Carex rupestris All. Carex rupestris curly sedge Carex rupestris All. **   Carex rupestris All. Carex rupestris curly sedge Carex rupestris All. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. Sedum rosea Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Sedum rosea (L.) Scop. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Saxifraga cespitosa L. [orthographic variant] Saxifraga cespitosa L. [orthographic variant] Saxifraga cespitosa Saxifraga cespitosa L. [orthographic variant] **   Saxifraga cespitosa L. [orthographic variant] **   Saxifraga cespitosa L. [orthographic variant] Saxifraga cespitosa Saxifraga cespitosa L. [orthographic variant] **   Saxifraga cespitosa L. [orthographic variant] **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve Elymus alaskanus Alaskan wheatgrass Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve **   Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve Elymus alaskanus Alaskan wheatgrass Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) A. Löve **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Saxifraga hyperborea R. Br. Saxifraga hyperborea R. Br. Saxifraga hyperborea pygmy saxifrage Saxifraga hyperborea R. Br. **   Saxifraga hyperborea R. Br. Saxifraga hyperborea pygmy saxifrage Saxifraga hyperborea R. Br. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Crepis nana Richards. Crepis nana Richards. Crepis nana dwarf alpine hawksbeard Crepis nana Richards. **   Crepis nana Richards. Crepis nana dwarf alpine hawksbeard Crepis nana Richards. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) A.& D. Löve & Kapoor Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) A.& D. Löve & Kapoor Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) A.& D. Löve & Kapoor **   Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) A.& D. Löve & Kapoor **   Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) A.& D. Löve & Kapoor Salix reticulata ssp. nivalis Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) A.& D. Löve & Kapoor **   Salix reticulata L. ssp. nivalis (Hook.) A.& D. Löve & Kapoor **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Cetraria ericetorum Opiz Cetraria ericetorum Opiz Cetraria ericetorum Cetraria ericetorum Opiz **   Cetraria ericetorum Opiz **   Cetraria ericetorum Opiz Cetraria ericetorum Cetraria ericetorum Opiz **   Cetraria ericetorum Opiz **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 25 Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. Xanthoria elegans elegant orange wall lichen Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. **   Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. Xanthoria elegans elegant orange wall lichen Xanthoria elegans (Link) Th. Fr. **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 26 Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal. Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal. Acarospora chlorophana Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal. **   Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal. **   Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal. Acarospora chlorophana Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal. **   Acarospora chlorophana (Wahlenb.) A. Massal. **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 27 Leproloma diffusum J. R. Laundon Leproloma diffusum J. R. Laundon Leproloma diffusum Leproloma diffusum J. R. Laundon **   Leproloma diffusum J. R. Laundon **   Leproloma diffusum J. R. Laundon Leproloma diffusum Leproloma diffusum J. R. Laundon **   Leproloma diffusum J. R. Laundon **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 28 Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Karnefelt & Thell Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Karnefelt & Thell Flavocetraria nivalis Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Karnefelt & Thell **   Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Karnefelt & Thell **   Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Karnefelt & Thell Flavocetraria nivalis Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Karnefelt & Thell **   Flavocetraria nivalis (L.) Karnefelt & Thell **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 29 Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward Brodoa oroarctica Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward **   Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward **   Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward Brodoa oroarctica Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward **   Brodoa oroarctica (Krog) Goward **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 30 Solorina bispora Nyl. Solorina bispora Nyl. Solorina bispora chocolate chip lichen Solorina bispora Nyl. **   Solorina bispora Nyl. Solorina bispora chocolate chip lichen Solorina bispora Nyl. **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 31 Rhacomitrium lanuginosum Rhacomitrium lanuginosum **   Bryophyta Mosses Rhacomitrium lanuginosum **   Rhacomitrium lanuginosum **   Bryophyta Mosses Rhacomitrium lanuginosum **   Nonvascular 3 % 02       -none- 32 Grimmia plagiopodia Hedw. Grimmia plagiopodia Hedw. Grimmia plagiopodia grimmia dry rock moss Grimmia plagiopodia Hedw. **   Grimmia plagiopodia Hedw. Grimmia plagiopodia grimmia dry rock moss Grimmia plagiopodia Hedw. **   Nonvascular 2 % 02       -none- 33 Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwaegr.) Hampe Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwaegr.) Hampe Ditrichum flexicaule ditrichum moss Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwaegr.) Hampe **   Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwaegr.) Hampe Ditrichum flexicaule ditrichum moss Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwaegr.) Hampe **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 Hypnum revolutum (Mitt.) Lindb. Hypnum revolutum (Mitt.) Lindb. Hypnum revolutum revolute hypnum moss Hypnum revolutum (Mitt.) Lindb. **   Hypnum revolutum (Mitt.) Lindb. Hypnum revolutum revolute hypnum moss Hypnum revolutum (Mitt.) Lindb. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Orthotrichum laevigatum Zett. Orthotrichum laevigatum Zett. Orthotrichum laevigatum orthotrichum moss Orthotrichum laevigatum Zett. **   Orthotrichum laevigatum Zett. Orthotrichum laevigatum orthotrichum moss Orthotrichum laevigatum Zett. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale **   Xanthoparmelia cumberlandia (Gyelnik) Hale **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 38 Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. Blepharostoma trichophyllum Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. **   Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. **   Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. Blepharostoma trichophyllum Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. **   Blepharostoma trichophyllum (L.) Dumort. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 39 Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer Thamnolia vermicularis whiteworm lichen Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer **   Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer Thamnolia vermicularis whiteworm lichen Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach. ex Schaerer **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 40 Pseudephebe pubescens (L.) Choisy Pseudephebe pubescens (L.) Choisy Pseudephebe pubescens blackcurly lichen Pseudephebe pubescens (L.) Choisy **   Pseudephebe pubescens (L.) Choisy Pseudephebe pubescens blackcurly lichen Pseudephebe pubescens (L.) Choisy **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 41 Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum Polytrichastrum alpinum var. alpinum alpine polytrichastrum moss Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum **   Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum Polytrichastrum alpinum var. alpinum alpine polytrichastrum moss Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 42 Rhizoplaca melanophthalma (DC.) Leuckert & Poelt Rhizoplaca melanophthalma (DC.) Leuckert & Poelt Rhizoplaca melanophthalma rimmed navel lichen Rhizoplaca melanophthalma (DC.) Leuckert & Poelt **   Rhizoplaca melanophthalma (DC.) Leuckert & Poelt Rhizoplaca melanophthalma rimmed navel lichen Rhizoplaca melanophthalma (DC.) Leuckert & Poelt **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     5 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 20 % Nonvascular     40 % Short Shrub     5 % Sub-Canopy     5 % Tall Shrub     5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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