Subjective assessment of floristic quality by the party that submitted the plot (e.g., Highest, High, High but incomplete, Moderate, Moderate and incomplete, Low).
closed List of Values:
Value
Description
Sorting
Highest
at least 95% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was thorough.
1
High
between 85% and 95% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was thorough.
2
High but incomplete
at least 85% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was not so thorough.
3
Moderate
between 70% and 85% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was thorough.
4
Moderate but incomplete
between 70% and 85% of all taxa were identified to species level; search was not so thorough.
5
Low
less than 70% of all taxa were identified to species level.