WATE.4085
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WATE.4085
Author Observation Code	WATE.4085
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	49.069091408 º
Longitude	-114.064751814 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	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2400 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landscape Narrative	MOISTURE=mesic; SLOPE=30%
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Jul-1994
Observation End Date	27-Jul-1994
Project	Waterton Lakes National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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 Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 2 Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House Minuartia obtusiloba twinflower sandwort Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House **   Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House Minuartia obtusiloba twinflower sandwort Minuartia obtusiloba (Rydb.) House **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 3 Castilleja occidentalis Torr. Castilleja occidentalis Torr. Castilleja occidentalis western Indian paintbrush Castilleja occidentalis Torr. **   Castilleja occidentalis Torr. Castilleja occidentalis western Indian paintbrush Castilleja occidentalis Torr. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 4 Poa alpina L. Poa alpina L. Poa alpina alpine bluegrass Poa alpina L. **   Poa alpina L. Poa alpina alpine bluegrass Poa alpina L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Erigeron compositus Pursh Erigeron compositus Pursh Erigeron compositus cutleaf daisy Erigeron compositus Pursh **   Erigeron compositus Pursh Erigeron compositus cutleaf daisy Erigeron compositus Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea mountain hairgrass Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman **   Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea mountain hairgrass Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter Trisetum spicatum spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum (L.) Richter **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens white sweetvetch Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. **   Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens white sweetvetch Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Gentianella propinqua (Richards.) J. Gillett Gentianella propinqua (Richards.) J. Gillett Gentianella propinqua fourpart dwarf gentian Gentianella propinqua (Richards.) J. Gillett **   Gentianella propinqua (Richards.) J. Gillett Gentianella propinqua fourpart dwarf gentian Gentianella propinqua (Richards.) J. Gillett **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Astragalus alpinus L. Astragalus alpinus L. Astragalus alpinus alpine milkvetch Astragalus alpinus L. **   Astragalus alpinus L. Astragalus alpinus alpine milkvetch Astragalus alpinus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Anemone lithophila Rydb. Anemone lithophila Rydb. Anemone lithophila Little Belt Mountain thimbleweed Anemone lithophila Rydb. **   Anemone lithophila Rydb. Anemone lithophila Little Belt Mountain thimbleweed Anemone lithophila Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Carex nardina Fries Carex nardina Fries Carex nardina spike sedge Carex nardina Fries **   Carex nardina Fries Carex nardina spike sedge Carex nardina Fries **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. Antennaria alpina alpine pussytoes Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. **   Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. Antennaria alpina alpine pussytoes Antennaria alpina (L.) Gaertn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Potentilla nivea L. Potentilla nivea L. Potentilla nivea snow cinquefoil Potentilla nivea L. **   Potentilla nivea L. Potentilla nivea snow cinquefoil Potentilla nivea L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. Potentilla diversifolia varileaf cinquefoil Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. **   Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. Potentilla diversifolia varileaf cinquefoil Potentilla diversifolia Lehm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Myosotis asiatica (Vesterg.) Schischkin & Sergievskaja Myosotis asiatica (Vesterg.) Schischkin & Sergievskaja Myosotis asiatica Asian forget-me-not Myosotis asiatica (Vesterg.) Schischkin & Sergievskaja **   Myosotis asiatica (Vesterg.) Schischkin & Sergievskaja Myosotis asiatica Asian forget-me-not Myosotis asiatica (Vesterg.) Schischkin & Sergievskaja **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum Torr. **   Sedum lanceolatum Torr. Sedum lanceolatum spearleaf stonecrop Sedum lanceolatum Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Saxifraga occidentalis S. Wats. Saxifraga occidentalis S. Wats. Saxifraga occidentalis Alberta saxifrage Saxifraga occidentalis S. Wats. **   Saxifraga occidentalis S. Wats. Saxifraga occidentalis Alberta saxifrage Saxifraga occidentalis S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Carex albonigra Mackenzie Carex albonigra Mackenzie Carex albonigra blackandwhite sedge Carex albonigra Mackenzie **   Carex albonigra Mackenzie Carex albonigra blackandwhite sedge Carex albonigra Mackenzie **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata spiked woodrush Luzula spicata (L.) DC. **   Luzula spicata (L.) DC. Luzula spicata spiked woodrush Luzula spicata (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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- 24 Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Dryas octopetala L. Dryas octopetala L. Dryas octopetala eightpetal mountain-avens Dryas octopetala L. **   Dryas octopetala L. Dryas octopetala eightpetal mountain-avens Dryas octopetala L. **   Dwarf Shrub 80 % 06       -none- 26 Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. Rhizocarpon geographicum world map lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. **   Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. Rhizocarpon geographicum world map lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. **   Nonvascular 10 % 03       -none- 27 Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. Cetraria islandica Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. Cetraria islandica Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 28 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 5 % 02       -none- 29 Phaeophyscia endococcina (Korber) Moberg Phaeophyscia endococcina (Korber) Moberg Phaeophyscia endococcina wreath lichen Phaeophyscia endococcina (Korber) Moberg **   Phaeophyscia endococcina (Korber) Moberg Phaeophyscia endococcina wreath lichen Phaeophyscia endococcina (Korber) Moberg **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 30 Cetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Ach. Cetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Ach. Cetraria cucullata Cetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Ach. **   Cetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Ach. **   Cetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Ach. Cetraria cucullata Cetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Ach. **   Cetraria cucullata (Bellardi) Ach. **   Nonvascular 3 % 02       -none- 31 Cladonia P. Browne Cladonia P. Browne Cladonia cup lichen Cladonia P. Browne **   Cladonia P. Browne Cladonia cup lichen Cladonia P. Browne **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Orthotrichum Hedw. Orthotrichum Hedw. Orthotrichum orthotrichum moss Orthotrichum Hedw. **   Orthotrichum Hedw. Orthotrichum orthotrichum moss Orthotrichum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 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- 34 Cetraria commixta (Nyl.) Th. Fr. Cetraria commixta (Nyl.) Th. Fr. Cetraria commixta Cetraria commixta (Nyl.) Th. Fr. **   Cetraria commixta (Nyl.) Th. Fr. **   Cetraria commixta (Nyl.) Th. Fr. Cetraria commixta Cetraria commixta (Nyl.) Th. Fr. **   Cetraria commixta (Nyl.) Th. Fr. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Desmatodon latifolius (Hedw.) Brid. Desmatodon latifolius (Hedw.) Brid. Desmatodon latifolius wideleaf desmatodon moss Desmatodon latifolius (Hedw.) Brid. **   Desmatodon latifolius (Hedw.) Brid. Desmatodon latifolius wideleaf desmatodon moss Desmatodon latifolius (Hedw.) Brid. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 Encalypta rhaptocarpa Schwaegr. Encalypta rhaptocarpa Schwaegr. Encalypta rhaptocarpa yellow awn candle snuffer moss Encalypta rhaptocarpa Schwaegr. **   Encalypta rhaptocarpa Schwaegr. Encalypta rhaptocarpa yellow awn candle snuffer moss Encalypta rhaptocarpa Schwaegr. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 38 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- 39 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- 40 Grimmia affinis Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hornsch. Grimmia affinis Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hornsch. Grimmia affinis grimmia dry rock moss Grimmia affinis Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hornsch. **   Grimmia affinis Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hornsch. Grimmia affinis grimmia dry rock moss Grimmia affinis Hoppe & Hornsch. ex Hornsch. **   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 90 % Nonvascular     30 % Short Shrub     5 % Sub-Canopy     5 % Tall Shrub     5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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