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Frequently-anticipated questions:


What does this data set describe?

    Title:
    Scotts Bluff National Monument, Field Plots Data Base for Vegetation Mapping
    Abstract:
    Vegetation field plots at Scotts Bluff NM were visited, described, and documented in a digital database. The database consists of 3 parts - (1) Physical Descriptive Data, (2) Species Listings, and (3) Strata Descriptive Data.

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior, 199808, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Field Plots Data Base for Vegetation Mapping: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Scotts Bluff National Monument, USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics, Denver, CO.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Created in part by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.74663
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.68121
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.86887
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.80845
    Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Scotts Bluff National Monument and environs

  3. What does it look like?

    <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/scbl/images/scblplots.pdf> (PDF)
    Locations of vegetation plot samples; low resolution for web browsing.

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning_Date: 10-Jul-1995
    Ending_Date: 15-Aug-1995
    Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a vector data set.

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
      UTM_Zone_Number: 13
      Transverse_Mercator:
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
      False_Easting: 500000
      False_Northing: 0
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996

      Planar coordinates are encoded using Coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 100
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 100
      Planar coordinates are specified in Meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodedic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Each of 71 vegetation plots has attributes for physical description, species and strata. Physical description - (Plot number, plot code, common name, scientific name, state, park name, quad name, utm zone, map project, gps file, raw utm x, raw utm y, corrected utm x, corrected utm y, surveyors date, surveyors, length, width, photos, permenant, elevation, slope, aspect, topographical position, landform, surficial geology, cowardin system type, hydrography, bedrock, large rock, small rock, sand, litter duff, wood, bare soil, other soil, soil texture, soil drainage, leaf phenology, leaf type, and physiololgy). Species - (sp_code is a project specific code for each species found, species is the scientific name for that species, spcover is the species present and the percent cover for each species, plant code is the first two letters of the genus and first two letters of the species. If the code are not unique a number is added to make the code unique). Strata - (height and cover are average percent cover of that particular species, 1 = 0-10%, 2 = 10-25%, 3 = 25-60% and 4 = 60-100%, pstrata is the type of vegetation, T1 = emergent, T2 = canopy, T3 = sub-canopy, S1 = tall shrub, S2 = short shrub, H = herbaceous, N = non-vascular, V = vine/liana, and E = epiphyte).
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    Field Methods for Vegetation mapping, December 1994. Prepared for: the United States Department of the Interior, National Biological Survey (now the USGS Biological Resources Division) and the National Park Service. Prepared by: The Nature Conservancy, and Environmental Systems Research Institute. <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/fieldmethods/index.html> .

  8. What biological taxa does this data set concern?

    Taxonomy:
    Keywords/Taxon:
    Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation classification
    Taxonomic_Keywords: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System
    Taxonomic_Keywords: alliance
    Taxonomic_Keywords: community association
    Taxonomic_System:
    Classification_System/Authority:
    Classification_System_Citation:
    Citation_Information:
    Originator: U.S. Government; Federal Geographic Data Committee
    Publication_Date: 19971022
    Title: National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS)
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
    Publication_Information:
    Publication_Place: Washington D.C.
    Publisher: Federal Geographic Data Committee
    Online_Linkage:
    <http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/vegetation/index_html>
    Taxonomic_Procedures:
    Vegetation associations were identified; no specimens nor vouchers were collected as a part of this process.
    Taxonomic_Completeness:
    Conforms with FGDC standardized vegetation classification system.
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae
    Applicable_Common_Name: plants
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Tracheobionta
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Division
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliophyta
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliopsida
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asteridae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asterales
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asteraceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ericameria
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ericameria nauseosa
    Applicable_Common_Name: goldenbush
    Applicable_Common_Name: rubber rabbitbrush
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ericameria parryi
    Applicable_Common_Name: Parry goldenbush
    Applicable_Common_Name: Parry's rabbitbrush
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Iva
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Iva axillaris
    Applicable_Common_Name: povertyweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: deer-root
    Applicable_Common_Name: poverty sumpweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: Iva poverty weed
    Applicable_Common_Name: lesser marshelder
    Applicable_Common_Name: mouseear povertyweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: poverty weed
    Applicable_Common_Name: smallflowered marshelder
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Gutierrezia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Gutierrezia sarothrae
    Applicable_Common_Name: broom snakeweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: Broomsnakeweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: broomweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: perennial snakeweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: stinkweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: turpentine weed
    Applicable_Common_Name: yellow top
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ambrosia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ambrosia psilostachya
    Applicable_Common_Name: Cuman ragweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: perennial ragweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: western ragweed
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Antennaria
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Antennaria microphylla
    Applicable_Common_Name: littleleaf pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: Rocky Mountain pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: smallleaf pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: small leaf everlasting
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Antennaria parvifolia
    Applicable_Common_Name: littleleaf pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: little-leaf pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: Rocky Mountain pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: smalleaf pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: smallleaf pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: small-leaf pussytoes
    Applicable_Common_Name: small leaf everlasting
    Applicable_Common_Name: small leaf pussytoes
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Artemisia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Artemisia campestris
    Applicable_Common_Name: field sagewort
    Applicable_Common_Name: pacific wormwood
    Applicable_Common_Name: wormwood sagewort
    Applicable_Common_Name: common sagewort
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Artemisia cana
    Applicable_Common_Name: silver sagebrush
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Artemisia filifolia
    Applicable_Common_Name: sand sagebrush
    Applicable_Common_Name: sand sagebush
    Applicable_Common_Name: sandhill sage
    Applicable_Common_Name: silvery wormwood
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Artemisia frigida
    Applicable_Common_Name: fringed sagewort
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie sagewort
    Applicable_Common_Name: fringed sagebrush
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Artemisia ludoviciana
    Applicable_Common_Name: cudweed sagewort
    Applicable_Common_Name: Louisiana sagewort
    Applicable_Common_Name: white sagebrush
    Applicable_Common_Name: gray sagewort
    Applicable_Common_Name: Louisiana wormwood
    Applicable_Common_Name: mugwort wormwood
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie sage
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Aster
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Aster commutatus
    Applicable_Common_Name: cluster aster
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Bidens
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Bidens comosa
    Applicable_Common_Name: threelobe beggarticks
    Applicable_Common_Name: three-lobe beggarticks
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Brickellia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Brickellia grandiflora
    Applicable_Common_Name: tasselflower brickellbush
    Applicable_Common_Name: mountain brickellbush
    Applicable_Common_Name: tasselflower brickellia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Carduus
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Carduus nutans
    Applicable_Common_Name: nodding plumeless thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: musk thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: nodding plumeless-thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: chardon penche
    Applicable_Common_Name: plumeless thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: nodding thistle
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Chrysopsis
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Chrysopsis villosa
    Applicable_Common_Name: goldenaster
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Cirsium
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Cirsium arvense
    Applicable_Common_Name: Canadian thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: Canada thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: Californian thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: creeping thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: field thistle
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Cirsium canescens
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie thistle
    Applicable_Common_Name: Platte thistle
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Conyza
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Conyza canadensis
    Applicable_Common_Name: Canadian horseweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: Canada horseweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: marestail
    Applicable_Common_Name: horseweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: horseweed fleabane
    Applicable_Common_Name: mares tail
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Crepis
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Crepis atribarba
    Applicable_Common_Name: slender hawksbeard
    Applicable_Common_Name: hawksbeard
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Erigeron
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Erigeron bellidiastrum
    Applicable_Common_Name: western daisy fleabane
    Applicable_Common_Name: western fleabane
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Erigeron canus
    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary fleabane
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Erigeron divergens
    Applicable_Common_Name: spreading fleabane
    Applicable_Common_Name: spreading daisy
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Erigeron pumilus
    Applicable_Common_Name: shaggy fleabane
    Applicable_Common_Name: low fleabane
    Applicable_Common_Name: low daisy
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Grindelia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Grindelia squarrosa
    Applicable_Common_Name: curlycup gumweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: Curleycup gumweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: curlytop gumweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: gumweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: rosinweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: tarweed
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Gutierrezia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Gutierrezia sarothrae
    Applicable_Common_Name: broom snakeweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: Broomsnakeweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: broomweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: perennial snakeweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: stinkweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: turpentine weed
    Applicable_Common_Name: yellow top
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Haplopappus
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Haplopappus spinulosus
    Applicable_Common_Name: cutleaf ironplant
    Applicable_Common_Name: ironplant
    Applicable_Common_Name: lacy tansyaster
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Helianthus
    Applicable_Common_Name: sunflower
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Helianthus annuus
    Applicable_Common_Name: common sunflower
    Applicable_Common_Name: annual sunflower
    Applicable_Common_Name: sunflower
    Applicable_Common_Name: wild sunflower
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Helianthus petiolaris
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie sunflower
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Hymenopappus
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Hymenopappus filifolius
    Applicable_Common_Name: fineleaf hymenopappus
    Applicable_Common_Name: cutleaf
    Applicable_Common_Name: fine-leaf woollywhite
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Hymenoxys
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Hymenoxys acaulis
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemless four-nerve daisy
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemless actinea
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemless four-nerve-daisy
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemless bitterweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemless hymenoxys
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Hymenoxys scaposa
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemmy four-nerve daisy
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemmy hymenoxys
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Kuhnia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Kuhnia eupatorioides
    Applicable_Common_Name: false boneset
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Lactuca
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Lactuca oblongifolia
    Applicable_Common_Name: blue lettuce
    Applicable_Common_Name: blue wild lettuce
    Applicable_Common_Name: chicory lettuce
    Applicable_Common_Name: Russian blue lettuce
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Lactuca serriola
    Applicable_Common_Name: prickly lettuce
    Applicable_Common_Name: China lettuce
    Applicable_Common_Name: wild lettuce
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Liatris
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Liatris punctata
    Applicable_Common_Name: dotted gayfeather
    Applicable_Common_Name: dotted blazing star
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Lygodesmia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Lygodesmia juncea
    Applicable_Common_Name: rush skeletonplant
    Applicable_Common_Name: rush skeleton-plant
    Applicable_Common_Name: rush skeletonweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: skeletonplant
    Applicable_Common_Name: skeletonweed
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Machaeranthera
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Machaeranthera canescens
    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary aster
    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary goldenweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary tansy-aster
    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary tansyaster
    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary machaeranthera
    Applicable_Common_Name: purple aster
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Microseris
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Microseris cuspidata
    Applicable_Common_Name: microseris
    Applicable_Common_Name: wavy-leaf prairie-dandelion
    Applicable_Common_Name: sharppoint prairie-dandelion
    Applicable_Common_Name: sharppoint microseris
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ratibida
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ratibida columnifera
    Applicable_Common_Name: upright prairie coneflower
    Applicable_Common_Name: Prairie coneflower
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairieconeflower
    Applicable_Common_Name: redspike Mexican hat
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie coneflower (upright)
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Senecio
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Senecio canus
    Applicable_Common_Name: woolly groundsel
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Senecio integerrimus
    Applicable_Common_Name: lambstongue ragwort
    Applicable_Common_Name: lamb-tongue ragwort
    Applicable_Common_Name: lambstongue groundsel
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Senecio riddellii
    Applicable_Common_Name: Riddell's ragwort
    Applicable_Common_Name: riddell groundsel
    Applicable_Common_Name: Sand groundsel
    Applicable_Common_Name: Riddell groundsel
    Applicable_Common_Name: Riddell ragwort
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Solidago
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Solidago canadensis
    Applicable_Common_Name: Canada goldenrod
    Applicable_Common_Name: Canadian goldenrod
    Applicable_Common_Name: common goldenrod
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Solidago missouriensis
    Applicable_Common_Name: Missouri goldenrod
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie goldenrod
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Solidago mollis
    Applicable_Common_Name: velvety goldenrod
    Applicable_Common_Name: ashy goldenrod
    Applicable_Common_Name: soft goldenrod
    Applicable_Common_Name: woolly goldenrod
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Stephanomeria
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Stephanomeria runcinata
    Applicable_Common_Name: desert wirelettuce
    Applicable_Common_Name: flowering-straw
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Taraxacum
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Taraxacum officinale
    Applicable_Common_Name: common dandelion
    Applicable_Common_Name: dandelion
    Applicable_Common_Name: blowball
    Applicable_Common_Name: faceclock
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Thelesperma
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Thelesperma megapotamicum
    Applicable_Common_Name: Hopi tea greenthread
    Applicable_Common_Name: green threads
    Applicable_Common_Name: hopitea greenthread
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Townsendia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Townsendia grandiflora
    Applicable_Common_Name: largeflower Townsend daisy
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Tragopogon
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Tragopogon dubius
    Applicable_Common_Name: yellow salsify
    Applicable_Common_Name: common salsify
    Applicable_Common_Name: goatsbeard
    Applicable_Common_Name: meadow goat's-beard
    Applicable_Common_Name: salsify
    Applicable_Common_Name: goat's beard
    Applicable_Common_Name: salsifis majeur
    Applicable_Common_Name: Western goat's beard
    Applicable_Common_Name: western salsify
    Applicable_Common_Name: wild oysterplant
    Applicable_Common_Name: yellow goat's beard
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Xanthium
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Xanthium strumarium
    Applicable_Common_Name: cocklebur
    Applicable_Common_Name: rough cockleburr
    Applicable_Common_Name: cockleburr
    Applicable_Common_Name: common cocklebur
    Applicable_Common_Name: rough cocklebur
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Gentianales
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asclepiadaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asclepias
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asclepias engelmanniana
    Applicable_Common_Name: Engelmann's milkweed
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Asclepias pumila
    Applicable_Common_Name: plains milkweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: low milkweed
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: mountain cryptantha
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    Applicable_Common_Name: desert stickseed
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Lamiaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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    Applicable_Common_Name: pony beebalm
    Applicable_Common_Name: miners lettuce
    Applicable_Common_Name: Plains beebalm
    Applicable_Common_Name: horse mint
    Applicable_Common_Name: plains beebalm
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Nepeta
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: catmint
    Applicable_Common_Name: catwort
    Applicable_Common_Name: field balm
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Verbenaceae
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary verbena
    Applicable_Common_Name: hoary vervain
    Applicable_Common_Name: wooly verbena
    Applicable_Common_Name: Woolly verbena
    Applicable_Common_Name: tall vervain
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Scrophulariales
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Oleaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: green ash
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Orobanche
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: clustered broomrape
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Scrophulariaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: broadbeard beardtongue
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    Applicable_Common_Name: sawsepal penstemon
    Applicable_Common_Name: western smooth beardtongue
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Verbascum
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: common mullein
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    Applicable_Common_Name: great mullein
    Applicable_Common_Name: mullein
    Applicable_Common_Name: big taper
    Applicable_Common_Name: flannel plant
    Applicable_Common_Name: velvet dock
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Rubiales
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Rubiaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Galium
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: stickywilly
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    Applicable_Common_Name: goose grass
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    Applicable_Common_Name: bedstraw
    Applicable_Common_Name: cleavers
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    Applicable_Common_Name: scarthgrass
    Applicable_Common_Name: white hedge
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Solanales
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Convolvulaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: bush morningglory
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: ball-head skyrocket
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Leptodactylon
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    Applicable_Common_Name: woolly plantain
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    Applicable_Common_Name: western snowberry
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    Applicable_Common_Name: fourwing saltbush
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Russian thistle
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    Applicable_Common_Name: desert goosefoot
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Mexican fireweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: spinystar
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    Applicable_Common_Name: hairy four o'clock
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    Applicable_Common_Name: winged buckwheat
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    Applicable_Common_Name: bushy knotweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: dock
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    Applicable_Common_Name: curly dock
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    Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf dock
    Applicable_Common_Name: sour dock
    Applicable_Common_Name: yellow dock
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    Applicable_Common_Name: veiny dock
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    Applicable_Common_Name: white dalea
    Applicable_Common_Name: white prairie-clover
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    Applicable_Common_Name: white sweetclover
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    Applicable_Common_Name: slender milkvetch
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Missouri milkvetch
    Applicable_Common_Name: Missouri milk-vetch
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    Applicable_Common_Name: standing milkvetch
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    Applicable_Common_Name: lotus milkvetch
    Applicable_Common_Name: lotus milk-vetch
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    Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf milkvetch
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    Applicable_Common_Name: American licorice
    Applicable_Common_Name: licorice
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: manystem peavine
    Applicable_Common_Name: manystem pea
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Oxytropis
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Lambert crazyweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: Lambert locoweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: purple loco
    Applicable_Common_Name: purple locoweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: Lambert loco
    Applicable_Common_Name: stemless loco
    Applicable_Common_Name: white woollyloco
    Applicable_Common_Name: whitepoint locoweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Silky crazyweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: white pointloco
    Applicable_Common_Name: white locoweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: lemon scurfpea
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    Applicable_Common_Name: lemmon scurfpea
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    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie thermopsis
    Applicable_Common_Name: goldenpea
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Vicia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: American vetch
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Aceraceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: ashleaf maple
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    Applicable_Common_Name: manitoba maple
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    Applicable_Common_Name: box elder
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Anacardiaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhus
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: fragrant sumac
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Toxicodendron
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Toxicodendron rydbergii
    Applicable_Common_Name: western poison ivy
    Applicable_Common_Name: western poison-ivy
    Applicable_Common_Name: W. Poison ivy
    Applicable_Common_Name: poison ivy
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Myrtales
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Onagraceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: yellow sundrops
    Applicable_Common_Name: halfshrub calylophus
    Applicable_Common_Name: halfshrub sundrop
    Applicable_Common_Name: serrateleaf eveningprimrose
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Epilobium
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: hairy willowherb
    Applicable_Common_Name: fringed willowherb
    Applicable_Common_Name: hairy willowweed
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Gaura
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: scarlet beeblossom
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Scarlet guara
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    Applicable_Common_Name: velvetweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: velvety gaura
    Applicable_Common_Name: willow gaura
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    Applicable_Common_Name: tufted evening-primrose
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    Applicable_Common_Name: pinkladies
    Applicable_Common_Name: Showy evening primrose
    Applicable_Common_Name: showy eveningprimrose
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    Applicable_Common_Name: hairy evening primrose
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosales
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: alderleaf cercocarpus
    Applicable_Common_Name: mountainmahogany
    Applicable_Common_Name: true mountain mahogany
    Applicable_Common_Name: true mountainmahogany
    Applicable_Common_Name: alderleaf mountain mahogany
    Applicable_Common_Name: birchleaf mountainmahogany
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Prunus
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: chokecherry
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Virginia chokecherry
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosa
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Woods' rose
    Applicable_Common_Name: woods rose
    Applicable_Common_Name: Wood's rose
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Grossulariaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ribes
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ribes cereum
    Applicable_Common_Name: wax currant
    Applicable_Common_Name: wax current
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ribes odoratum
    Applicable_Common_Name: golden currant
    Applicable_Common_Name: clove currant
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Santalaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Comandra
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Comandra umbellata
    Applicable_Common_Name: bastard toadflax
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Apiaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Conium
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: poison hemlock
    Applicable_Common_Name: poison-hemlock
    Applicable_Common_Name: cigue maculee
    Applicable_Common_Name: cigue tachetee
    Applicable_Common_Name: deadly hemlock
    Applicable_Common_Name: poison parsley
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Lomatium
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    Applicable_Common_Name: slender wildparsley
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: croton
    Applicable_Common_Name: doveweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: goatweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: spurge
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    Applicable_Common_Name: ribseed sandmat
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    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie sandmat
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Rocky Mountain spurge
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    Applicable_Common_Name: thymeleaf sandmat
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    Applicable_Common_Name: russian olive
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    Applicable_Common_Name: oleaster
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Vitaceae
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    Applicable_Common_Name: woodbine
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    Applicable_Common_Name: riverbank grape
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Linaceae
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    Applicable_Common_Name: stiffstem flax
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Brassicaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Alyssum
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: desert madwort
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    Applicable_Common_Name: western tansymustard
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    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie rocket
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    Applicable_Common_Name: common pepperweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: miners pepperweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: prairie pepperweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: pepperweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: broadleaved pepperweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: peppergrass mustard
    Applicable_Common_Name: broadleaved peppergrass
    Applicable_Common_Name: tall whitetop
    Applicable_Common_Name: Virginia pepperweed
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    Applicable_Common_Name: alpine bladderpod
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    Applicable_Common_Name: foothill bladderpod
    Applicable_Common_Name: Louisiana bladderpod
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    Applicable_Common_Name: double twinpod
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    Applicable_Common_Name: tall tumblemustard
    Applicable_Common_Name: tall hedge-mustard
    Applicable_Common_Name: tumblemustard
    Applicable_Common_Name: Jim Hill mustard
    Applicable_Common_Name: tall mustard
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    Applicable_Common_Name: field pennycress
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Frenchweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: pennycress
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    Applicable_Common_Name: redwhisker clammyweed
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Loasaceae
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    Applicable_Common_Name: tenpetal blazingstar
    Applicable_Common_Name: gumbo-lily
    Applicable_Common_Name: tenpetal mentzelia
    Applicable_Common_Name: evening starflower
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    Applicable_Common_Name: bractless blazingstar
    Applicable_Common_Name: goodmother
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Nuttall's violet
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Salicales
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    Applicable_Common_Name: eastern cottonwood
    Applicable_Common_Name: plains cottonwood
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    Applicable_Common_Name: peachleaf willow
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    Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf willow
    Applicable_Common_Name: coyote willow
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    Applicable_Common_Name: sandbar willow
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Sphaeralcea
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: scarlet globemallow
    Applicable_Common_Name: orange globemallow
    Applicable_Common_Name: copper mallow
    Applicable_Common_Name: red falsemallow
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliidae
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    Applicable_Common_Name: western white clematis
    Applicable_Common_Name: virgins bower
    Applicable_Common_Name: virginsbower
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Hamamelidae
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Urticaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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    Applicable_Common_Name: pellitory
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    Applicable_Common_Name: Pennsylvania pellitory
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Ulmaceae
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    Applicable_Common_Name: pellitory
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Poaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: needleandthread
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: thickspike wheatgrass
    Applicable_Common_Name: streambank wheatgrass
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    Applicable_Common_Name: bearded wild rye
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: crested wheat grass
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: dog grass
    Applicable_Common_Name: quackgrass
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    Applicable_Common_Name: pubescent wheatgrass
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
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    Applicable_Common_Name: creeping bent
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Applicable_Common_Name: starry false lily of the vally
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Zigadenus
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Iridaceae
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Sisyrinchium
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Sisyrinchium montanum
    Applicable_Common_Name: strict blue-eyed grass
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    Applicable_Common_Name: strict blue-eyed-grass
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Agavaceae
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Yucca
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Yucca glauca
    Applicable_Common_Name: soapweed yucca
    Applicable_Common_Name: small soapweed
    Applicable_Common_Name: beargrass
    Applicable_Common_Name: Great Plains yucca
    Applicable_Common_Name: Spanish bayonet
    Applicable_Common_Name: yucca
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Equisetum laevigatum
    Applicable_Common_Name: smooth horsetail
    Applicable_Common_Name: horsetail
    Applicable_Common_Name: smooth scouring-rush
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Coniferophyta
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinopsida
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinales
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Cupressaceae
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Juniperus
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Juniperus scopulorum
    Applicable_Common_Name: rocky mountain juniper
    Applicable_Common_Name: Rocky Mountain juniper
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    Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinaceae
    Taxonomic_Classification:
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus ponderosa
    Applicable_Common_Name: bull pine
    Applicable_Common_Name: ponderosa pine
    Applicable_Common_Name: western yellow pine
    Applicable_Common_Name: blackjack pine
    Applicable_Common_Name: pinabete
    Applicable_Common_Name: rock pine
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Pteridophyta
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Filicopsida
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Polypodiales
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Dryopteridaceae
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    Taxon_Rank_Value: Woodsia
    Taxonomic_Classification:
    Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
    Taxon_Rank_Value: Woodsia oregana
    Applicable_Common_Name: Oregon cliff fern
    Applicable_Common_Name: Oregon woodsia


Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    • U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    Steve Rolfsmeier, in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy, collected field data.

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological
    c/o USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
    USGS
    Denver, Colorado 80225-0046
    USA

    (303) 202-4220 (voice)
    303-202-4229 (FAX)
    gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov


Why was the data set created?

Provide National Parks with the necessary tools to effectively manage their natural resources. Plot data is collected and analyzed to develop a classification (using the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System) and description of vegetation types in preparation for photointerpretation and mapping of the monument's vegetation types.


How was the data set created?

  1. What methods were used to collect the data?

    Method 0 of 2
    Type: Field

    Field sampling using releve plots

    Method 0 of 2
    Type: Field

    Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping

  2. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    SNVCS protocol document (source 1 of 3)
    National Biological Survey (Now USGS/Biological Resources Division), and and National Park Service, 199411, Standardized National Vegetation Classification System; protocol document for the USGS-NPS Vegetation mapping Program: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Protocol documents, USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics, Denver, CO.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Report prepared under contract by The Nature Conservancy, 1815 N. Lynn Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209 and Environmental Systems Research Institute, 380 New York Street, Redlands, California 92373
    Type_of_Source_Media: Online
    Source_Contribution:
    This document describes and defines the vegetation classification system which is to be used for describing and mapping the vegetation at Scottsbluff National Monument

    SCBL sample and classification (source 2 of 3)
    USGSBRD, Center for Biological Informatics, 19980223, Classification of the Vegetation of Scotts Bluff National Monument: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Scottsbluff National Monument, USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics, Denver, CO.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    This report was generated by The Nature Conservancy under contract to the USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics
    Type_of_Source_Media: Online
    Source_Contribution: Report summarizing plot data collection effort

    field methods protocol document (source 3 of 3)
    United States Dept. of the Inte, National Biological Survey (no USGS Biol, 199412, Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping: USGS/Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics, Denver, CO.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    This report was generated by The Nature Conservancy under contract to the USGS/BRD, CBI
    Type_of_Source_Media: Online
    Source_Contribution:
    This document defines the methods and protocols for field data collection to be used as part of the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program

  3. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: Aug-1995 (process 1 of 3)
    The following describes the tasks performed by The Nature Conservancy to produce descriptive data for 71 vegetation sampling plots in three separate database files. The first of the three contains general descriptive information at each of the plots. Plot sites were selected by information obtained during a reconnaissance visit to the park in August of 1995, and by examining tone and textural patterns on the SCBL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. Site physical parameters, species types, and vegetation strata were described at each site. The PLOTS database contains tabulations of site physical factors, listed under the ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT for each of the 71 plots. Plot data were manually recorded on field forms on-site, and subsequently keyed into the database files described herein. Information in the plot database was then used to develop the classification system and plant identification keys contained in the TNC SCBL SAMPLING AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT.

    Date: Aug-1995 (process 2 of 3)
    The following describes the tasks performed by The Nature Conservancy to produce descriptive data for 71 vegetation sampling plots in three separate database files. The second of the three contains listings of individual species found in each plot, along with height and cover estimates, and strata delineations. The SPECIES LISTING database contains line entries for each species including the Plot Code, Numeric species code, full scientific species name, cover estimate, a unique alphnumeric species identifier (plant code), and Plant Strata delineation. Plot sites were selected subjectively because of the heterogeneity of the vegetation and the small number of samples per type. Since aerial photos were not available at the time of plot selection, visual reconnaissance was conducted at the summit of the bluff to examine vegetation patterns for the purpose of plot placement. . Plot data were manually recorded on field forms on-site, and subsequently keyed into the database files described herein. Information in the plot database was then used to develop the classification system and plant identification keys contained in the SCOTTSBLUFF SAMPLING AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT.

    Date: Aug-1995 (process 3 of 3)
    The following describes the tasks performed by The Nature Conservancy to produce descriptive data for 71 vegetation sampling plots in three separate database files. The third of the three contains listings of individual strata found in each plot, along with cover estimates and height (strata) delineations. The STRATA LISTING database contains line entries for each strata including the Plot Code, full species name, height, cover, and Strata delineation. Plot data were manually recorded on field forms on-site, and subsequently keyed into the database files described herein. Information in the plot database was then used to develop the classification system and plant identification keys contained in the TNC SCBL SAMPLING AND CLASSIFICATION REPORT.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Jim Drake
    The Nature Conservancy
    Regional Chief Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy
    1313 5th Street SE
    Minneapolis, MN 55414
    USA

    (612)331-0729 (voice)
    jdrake@tnc.org

    Data sources used in this process:
    • SNVCS protocol document
    • Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • scbl sample and classification
    • scbl Vegetation Descriptions

  4. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, 199809, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Spatial Vegetation Data: Cover type / Association Level of the National Vegetation Classification System Base for Vegetation Mapping: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Scottsbluff National Monument, USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics, Denver, CO.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Created in large part by Environmental Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI.
    U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, 199810, Scotts Bluff National Monument, Accuracy Assessment: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Scotts Bluff National Monument, USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics, Denver, CO.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Created in large part by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI.


How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    Physical description - Descriptive plot data were collected for 71 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Scotts Bluff National Monument and its immediate surroundings. Attributes collected for each site include: a unique plot identification code, park name, quad name, UTM coordinates, UTM projection, plot survey date, surveyor's name, length, width, photo type, elevation, slope aspect, topographic position, landform, surface geology, Cowardin System category, hydrology, surface material description, soil texture, soil drainage, leaf phenology, leaf type, and physiognomy. Species - Descriptive plot data were collected for 71 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Scotts Bluff National Monument and its immediate surroundings. This database, which is the second of three databases containing plot field data, delineates species. Individual species described at each of 71 plots is listed, one line per species, with the following information: Plot Identification Code, Numeric Species Code, Species Name, Species Cover ( 0=trace, 1=< 1%, 2=1-5%, 3=5-25%, 4=25-50%, 5=50-75%, 6=75-100%), Plantcode, and Strata Code (T1=emergent, T2=canopy, T3=sub-canopy, S1=tall shrub, S2=short shrub, H=herbaceous, N=non-vascular, V=vinae/liana, E=epiphyte). Strata - Descriptive plot data were collected for 71 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Scotts Bluff National Monument and its immediate surroundings. This database which is the third of three databases containing plot field data, delineates plot strata. Most of the 71 plots have multiple strata, with each listed as a separate line entry in the database. Strata are described by plot code, descriptive name, height, cover, and an alpha-numeric strata code. Descriptive names include canopy, sub-canopy, tall shrub, short shrub, herbaceous, and emergent. Height classes, in meters, range from 1 to 7: 1=<0.5 m, 2=0.5-1m, 3=1-2m, 4=2-5m, 5=5-10m, 6=10-15m and 7=15-20m. Cover groupings, in percent, range from 1 to 4: 1=0-10%, 2=10-25%, 3=25-60%, and 4=60-100%. The diagnostic species for each stratum is listed by latin name. Stratum codes are defined in the following manner: T1=emergent, T2=canopy, T3=sub-canopy, S1=tall shrub, S2=short shrub, and H=herbaceous.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    X,Y UTM coordinates representing each of the 71 plots were collected via GPS under selective availability with post processing for differential correction. The differentially correted GPS coordinates have accuracies in the X and Y direction of +/- 2 to 5 meters.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    Elevations for plots were obtained from the USGS 24,000 quad map for Scottsbluff South, and are estimated to be +/- 15 m.

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    Physical description - Descriptive entries for each of the 71 plots are complete for each of the applicable attributes listed in the database. Species & Strata - One species is entered per line, by plot code, with multiple species listed for each plot, one per row. Plot codes and species names are complete for each row, but some species codes, cover and strata information is missing (because it was not present on the original field forms).

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Physical description - Entries for each of the listed attributes are in the form of consistent groupings of either textual or numerical descriptors. Species & Strata - Entries for each of the listed attributes are in the form of consistent groupings of either textual or numerical descriptors, as defined above under "Attribute Accuracy Report". NOTE1: The significance of numbers appended to some of the Plant Codes is not known.


How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation procedures, as described in these metadata, before beginning analyses. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. For purposes of publication or dissemination, citations or credit should be given to the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
    USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics
    USGS Biological Resources
    Denver, CO 80225-0046
    USA

    (303) 202-4220 (voice)
    303-202-4229 (FAX)
    gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    SCBL Plots Data; Physical Descriptive Data and Species Listing Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (if available) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.

    The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics (if available) are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not approriate to use the related graphics as data.

    The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service.

  4. How can I download or order the data?


Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 22-Oct-2001
Last Reviewed: 07-May-2008

Metadata author:
USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302,
Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center
Denver, Colorado 80225
USA

(303) 202-4220 (voice)
(303) 202-4219 (FAX)
gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, 1998 Part 1: Biological Data Profile, 1999 (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:


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