Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 199808 Title: Scotts Bluff National Monument, Field Plots Data Base for Vegetation Mapping Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Scotts Bluff National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in part by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/scbl/index.html Description: 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. Purpose: 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. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19950710 Ending_Date: 19950815 Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: 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 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: National Park Service Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: vegetation classification Theme_Keyword: sampling plots Theme_Keyword: alliance Theme_Keyword: association Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Nebraska Place_Keyword: NE Place_Keyword: Scottsbluff Place_Keyword: Gering Place_Keyword: Mitchell Place_Keyword: Mitchell Bottom Place_Keyword: North Platte River Place_Keyword: Roubadeau Place_Keyword: Scottsbluff County Place_Keyword: Scotts Bluff 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. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator Contact_Organization: USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: USGS Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI Address: Building 810, Room 8000 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing Address Address: USGS Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI Address: PO BOX 25046, DFC, MS302 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4229 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 (org) Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/scbl/images/scblplots.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Locations of vegetation plot samples; low resolution for web browsing. Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Data_Set_Credit: Steve Rolfsmeier, in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy, collected field data. Native_Data_Set_Environment: DB4 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 199809 Title: Scotts Bluff National Monument, Spatial Vegetation Data: Cover type / Association Level of the National Vegetation Classification System Base for Vegetation Mapping Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Scottsbluff National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in large part by Environmental Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/scbl/index.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 199810 Title: Scotts Bluff National Monument, Accuracy Assessment Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Scotts Bluff National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: Created in large part by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA under contract from USGS/BRD/CBI. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/scbl/aa_rpt.pdf 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: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Asclepias speciosa Applicable_Common_Name: showy milkweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Asclepias viridiflora Applicable_Common_Name: green milkweed Applicable_Common_Name: green comet milkweed Applicable_Common_Name: green antelopehorn milkweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Lamiales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Boraginaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Cryptantha Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cryptantha thyrsiflora Applicable_Common_Name: cryptantha Applicable_Common_Name: calcareous cryptantha Applicable_Common_Name: calcareous catseye Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cryptantha cana Applicable_Common_Name: mountain cryptantha Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cryptantha minima Applicable_Common_Name: mountain cryptantha Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Cynoglossum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cynoglossum officinale Applicable_Common_Name: gypsyflower Applicable_Common_Name: common houndstongue Applicable_Common_Name: gypsy-flower Applicable_Common_Name: houndstongue Applicable_Common_Name: hound's tongue Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lappula Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lappula redowskii Applicable_Common_Name: desert stickseed Applicable_Common_Name: flat-spine sheepburr Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lappula texana Applicable_Common_Name: flatspine stickseed Applicable_Common_Name: flat-spine sheepburr Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lithospermum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lithospermum incisum Applicable_Common_Name: fringed gromwell Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf gromwell Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf pucoon Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf stoneseed Applicable_Common_Name: fringed puccoon Applicable_Common_Name: trumpet stoneseed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Lamiaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Hedeoma Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Hedeoma drummondii Applicable_Common_Name: drummond falsepennyroyal Applicable_Common_Name: Drummond's false pennyroyal Applicable_Common_Name: Drummond's falsepennyroyal Applicable_Common_Name: Drummond's pennyroyal Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Hedeoma hispidum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Monarda Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Monarda pectinata 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 Applicable_Common_Name: spotted beebalm Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Nepeta Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Nepeta cataria Applicable_Common_Name: catnip Applicable_Common_Name: catmint Applicable_Common_Name: catwort Applicable_Common_Name: field balm Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Verbenaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Verbena Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Verbena stricta 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 Applicable_Common_Name: woolly verbena Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Scrophulariales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Oleaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Fraxinus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Fraxinus pennsylvanica Applicable_Common_Name: green ash Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Orobanchaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Orobanche Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Orobanche fasciculata Applicable_Common_Name: clustered broomrape Applicable_Common_Name: clustered broom-rape Applicable_Common_Name: purple broomrape Applicable_Common_Name: tufted broomrape Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Scrophulariaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Penstemon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Penstemon albidus Applicable_Common_Name: white penstemon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Penstemon angustifolius Applicable_Common_Name: broadbeard beardtongue Applicable_Common_Name: broad-beard beardtongue Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf penstemon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Penstemon glaber Applicable_Common_Name: sawsepal penstemon Applicable_Common_Name: western smooth beardtongue Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Verbascum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Verbascum thapsus Applicable_Common_Name: common mullein Applicable_Common_Name: flannel mullein Applicable_Common_Name: great mullein Applicable_Common_Name: mullein Applicable_Common_Name: big taper Applicable_Common_Name: flannel plant Applicable_Common_Name: velvet dock Applicable_Common_Name: velvet plant Applicable_Common_Name: woolly mullein Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Rubiales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Rubiaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Galium Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Galium aparine Applicable_Common_Name: stickywilly Applicable_Common_Name: catchweed bedstraw Applicable_Common_Name: goose grass Applicable_Common_Name: stick-willy Applicable_Common_Name: bedstraw Applicable_Common_Name: cleavers Applicable_Common_Name: cleaverwort Applicable_Common_Name: scarthgrass Applicable_Common_Name: white hedge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Solanales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Convolvulaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Ipomoea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ipomoea leptophylla Applicable_Common_Name: bush morningglory Applicable_Common_Name: bush morning-glory Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Polemoniaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Ipomopsis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ipomopsis congesta Applicable_Common_Name: ball-head skyrocket Applicable_Common_Name: ballhead gilia Applicable_Common_Name: ballhead skyrocket Applicable_Common_Name: ballhead ipomopsis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Leptodactylon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Leptodactylon caespitosum Applicable_Common_Name: mat prickly phlox Applicable_Common_Name: mat pricklygilia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Phlox Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Phlox andicola Applicable_Common_Name: prairie phlox Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: spiny phlox Applicable_Common_Name: hoods phlox Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Hydrophyllaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Phacelia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Phacelia hastata Applicable_Common_Name: silverleaf phacelia Applicable_Common_Name: silver-leaf scorpion-weed Applicable_Common_Name: spearhead phacelia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Solanaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Physalis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Physalis hispida Applicable_Common_Name: prairie groundcherry Applicable_Common_Name: groundcherry Applicable_Common_Name: prairie ground-cherry Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Physalis longifolia Applicable_Common_Name: longleaf groundcherry Applicable_Common_Name: long-leaf ground-cherry Applicable_Common_Name: common groundcherry Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Physalis pumila Applicable_Common_Name: dwarf groundcherry Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantaginales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantaginaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantago Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantago patagonica Applicable_Common_Name: woolly plantain Applicable_Common_Name: woolly Indianwheat Applicable_Common_Name: wooly Indianwheat Applicable_Common_Name: wooly plantain Applicable_Common_Name: woolly plantian Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Dipsacales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Caprifoliaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Symphoricarpos Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Symphoricarpos occidentalis Applicable_Common_Name: western snowberry Applicable_Common_Name: wolfberry Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Caryophyllidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Caryophyllales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Chenopodiaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Atriplex Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Atriplex canescens Applicable_Common_Name: fourwing saltbush Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Salsola Applicable_Common_Name: Russian thistle Applicable_Common_Name: tumbleweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Salsola iberica Applicable_Common_Name: prickly Russian thistle Applicable_Common_Name: Russian thistle Applicable_Common_Name: tumbleweed Applicable_Common_Name: tumbling thistle Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceratoides Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ceratoides lanata Applicable_Common_Name: winterfat Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Chenopodium Applicable_Common_Name: goosefoot Applicable_Common_Name: goosefoot spp. Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Chenopodium berlandieri Applicable_Common_Name: pitseed goosefoot Applicable_Common_Name: pit-seed goosefoot Applicable_Common_Name: pigseed goosefoot Applicable_Common_Name: netseed lambsquarters Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Chenopodium fremontii Applicable_Common_Name: Fremont's goosefoot Applicable_Common_Name: Fremont goosefoot Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Chenopodium pratericola Applicable_Common_Name: desert goosefoot Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Kochia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Kochia scoparia Applicable_Common_Name: common kochia Applicable_Common_Name: kochia Applicable_Common_Name: Mexican-fireweed Applicable_Common_Name: Summer cypress Applicable_Common_Name: fireweed Applicable_Common_Name: Mexican burningbush Applicable_Common_Name: Mexican fireweed Applicable_Common_Name: mock cypress Applicable_Common_Name: summer cypress Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Cactaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Opuntia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Opuntia macrorhiza Applicable_Common_Name: twistspine pricklypear Applicable_Common_Name: grassland pricklypear Applicable_Common_Name: plains twistspine pricklypear Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Opuntia polyacantha Applicable_Common_Name: plains pricklypear Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Coryphantha Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Coryphantha vivipara Applicable_Common_Name: spinystar Applicable_Common_Name: pink pincushioncactus Applicable_Common_Name: spinystar cactus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Caryophyllaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Arenaria Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Arenaria hookeri Applicable_Common_Name: Hooker's sandwort Applicable_Common_Name: hooker sandwort Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Paronychia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Paronychia depressa Applicable_Common_Name: spreading nailwort Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Paronychia sessiliflora Applicable_Common_Name: creeping nailwort Applicable_Common_Name: low nailwort Applicable_Common_Name: nailwort Applicable_Common_Name: stemless nailwort Applicable_Common_Name: creeping mailwort Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Nyctaginaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Mirabilis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Mirabilis hirsuta Applicable_Common_Name: hairy four o'clock Applicable_Common_Name: hairy four o clock Applicable_Common_Name: hairy four-o'clock Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Mirabilis linearis Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf four o'clock Applicable_Common_Name: narrow-leaf four-o'clock Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf four o clock Applicable_Common_Name: linearleaf four-o'clock Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf four-o'clock Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Polygonales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Polygonaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Eriogonum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eriogonum alatum Applicable_Common_Name: winged buckwheat Applicable_Common_Name: wind wildbuckwheat Applicable_Common_Name: wing eriogonum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eriogonum annuum Applicable_Common_Name: annual buckwheat Applicable_Common_Name: annual eriogonum Applicable_Common_Name: annual wild buckwheat Applicable_Common_Name: annual wildbuckwheat Applicable_Common_Name: umbrella plant Applicable_Common_Name: wild buckwheat Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eriogonum flavum Applicable_Common_Name: yellow eriogonum Applicable_Common_Name: alpine golden buckwheat Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eriogonum pauciflorum Applicable_Common_Name: fewflower buckwheat Applicable_Common_Name: few-flower wild buckwheat Applicable_Common_Name: manybranch eriogonum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Polygonum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Polygonum ramosissimum Applicable_Common_Name: bushy knotweed Applicable_Common_Name: yellow-flower knotweed Applicable_Common_Name: yellow knotweed Applicable_Common_Name: tall knotweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Rumex Applicable_Common_Name: dock Applicable_Common_Name: dock species Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Rumex crispus Applicable_Common_Name: curly dock Applicable_Common_Name: Curley dock Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf dock Applicable_Common_Name: sour dock Applicable_Common_Name: yellow dock Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Rumex venosus Applicable_Common_Name: veiny dock Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Fabales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Fabaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Dalea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Dalea candida var. oligophylla Applicable_Common_Name: white dalea Applicable_Common_Name: white prairie-clover Applicable_Common_Name: white prairie clover Applicable_Common_Name: white prairieclover Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Melilotus Applicable_Common_Name: sweetclover Applicable_Common_Name: sweet clover Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Melilotus alba Applicable_Common_Name: white sweetclover Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Melilotus albus Applicable_Common_Name: yellow sweetclover Applicable_Common_Name: yellow sweet-clover Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Melilotus officinalis Applicable_Common_Name: yellow sweetclover Applicable_Common_Name: yellow sweet-clover Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalus gracilis Applicable_Common_Name: slender milkvetch Applicable_Common_Name: milkvetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalis missouriensis Applicable_Common_Name: Missouri milkvetch Applicable_Common_Name: Missouri milk-vetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalus adsurgens Applicable_Common_Name: standing milkvetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalus kentrophyta Applicable_Common_Name: spiny milkvetch Applicable_Common_Name: spiny milk-vetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalus lotiflorus Applicable_Common_Name: lotus milkvetch Applicable_Common_Name: lotus milk-vetch Applicable_Common_Name: milkvetch Applicable_Common_Name: low milkvetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalus pectinatus Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf milkvetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Astragalus spatulatus Applicable_Common_Name: tufted milkvetch Applicable_Common_Name: tufted milk-vetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Glycyrrhiza Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Glycyrrhiza lepidota Applicable_Common_Name: American licorice Applicable_Common_Name: licorice Applicable_Common_Name: wild licorice Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lathyrus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lathyrus polymorphus Applicable_Common_Name: manystem peavine Applicable_Common_Name: manystem pea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Oxytropis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oxytropis lambertii 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oxytropis sericea Applicable_Common_Name: Silky crazyweed Applicable_Common_Name: white pointloco Applicable_Common_Name: white locoweed Applicable_Common_Name: silvery oxytrope Applicable_Common_Name: white crazyweed Applicable_Common_Name: locoweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Psoralea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Psoralea argophylla Applicable_Common_Name: silverleaf scurfpea Applicable_Common_Name: silverleaf Indian breadroot Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Psoralea esculenta Applicable_Common_Name: breadroot scurfpea Applicable_Common_Name: Indian breadroot Applicable_Common_Name: large Indian breadroot Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Psoralea lanceolata Applicable_Common_Name: lemon scurfpea Applicable_Common_Name: wild lemonweed Applicable_Common_Name: dune scurfpea Applicable_Common_Name: lemmon scurfpea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Psoralea tenuiflora Applicable_Common_Name: slimflower scurfpea Applicable_Common_Name: scurfpea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Thermopsis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Thermopsis rhombifolia Applicable_Common_Name: prairie thermopsis Applicable_Common_Name: goldenpea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Vicia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Vicia americana Applicable_Common_Name: American vetch Applicable_Common_Name: American deervetch Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Sapindales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Aceraceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Acer Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Acer negundo Applicable_Common_Name: ashleaf maple Applicable_Common_Name: boxelder Applicable_Common_Name: boxelder maple Applicable_Common_Name: california boxelder Applicable_Common_Name: manitoba maple Applicable_Common_Name: western boxelder Applicable_Common_Name: box elder Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Anacardiaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhus aromatica Applicable_Common_Name: fragrant sumac Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Toxicodendron Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Myrtales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Onagraceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Calylophus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Calylophus serrulatus Applicable_Common_Name: yellow sundrops Applicable_Common_Name: halfshrub calylophus Applicable_Common_Name: halfshrub sundrop Applicable_Common_Name: serrateleaf eveningprimrose Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Epilobium Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Epilobium ciliatum Applicable_Common_Name: hairy willowherb Applicable_Common_Name: fringed willowherb Applicable_Common_Name: hairy willowweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Gaura Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Gaura coccinea Applicable_Common_Name: scarlet beeblossom Applicable_Common_Name: scarlet gaura Applicable_Common_Name: Scarlet guara Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Gaura parviflora Applicable_Common_Name: velvetweed Applicable_Common_Name: smallflowered gaura Applicable_Common_Name: velvety gaura Applicable_Common_Name: willow gaura Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Oenothera Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oenothera caespitosa Applicable_Common_Name: tufted evening-primrose Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oenothera speciosa Applicable_Common_Name: pinkladies Applicable_Common_Name: Showy evening primrose Applicable_Common_Name: showy eveningprimrose Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oenothera villosa Applicable_Common_Name: hairy evening primrose Applicable_Common_Name: hairy evening-primrose Applicable_Common_Name: hairy eveningprimrose Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Cercocarpus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Cercocarpus montanus 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Prunus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Prunus virginiana Applicable_Common_Name: chokecherry Applicable_Common_Name: common chokecherry Applicable_Common_Name: Virginia chokecherry Applicable_Common_Name: chokecherry (common) Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosa Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Rosa woodsii Applicable_Common_Name: Woods' rose Applicable_Common_Name: woods rose Applicable_Common_Name: Wood's rose Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family 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 Taxon_Rank_Value: Santalales 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Apiales 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 Taxon_Rank_Value: Conium maculatum 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lomatium Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lomatium nuttallii Applicable_Common_Name: Nuttall's biscuitroot Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Musineon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Musineon tenuifolium Applicable_Common_Name: slender wildparsley Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbiales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbiaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Croton Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Croton texensis Applicable_Common_Name: Texas croton Applicable_Common_Name: croton Applicable_Common_Name: doveweed Applicable_Common_Name: goatweed Applicable_Common_Name: skunkweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbia Applicable_Common_Name: spurge Applicable_Common_Name: euphorbia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbia glyptosperma Applicable_Common_Name: ribseed sandmat Applicable_Common_Name: rib-seed sandmat Applicable_Common_Name: ridgeseed spurge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbia missurica Applicable_Common_Name: prairie sandmat Applicable_Common_Name: Missouri spurge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbia robusta Applicable_Common_Name: Rocky Mountain spurge Applicable_Common_Name: horned spurge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbia serpyllifolia Applicable_Common_Name: thymeleaf sandmat Applicable_Common_Name: thyme-leaf sandmat Applicable_Common_Name: thymeleaf spurge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Euphorbia spathulata Applicable_Common_Name: warty spurge Applicable_Common_Name: roughpod spurge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Rhamnales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Elaeagnaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Elaeagnus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Elaeagnus angustifolia Applicable_Common_Name: russian olive Applicable_Common_Name: Russian olive Applicable_Common_Name: Russian-olive Applicable_Common_Name: oleaster Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Vitaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Parthenocissus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Parthenocissus vitacea Applicable_Common_Name: woodbine Applicable_Common_Name: Virginia creeper Applicable_Common_Name: thicket creeper Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Vitis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Vitis riparia Applicable_Common_Name: riverbank grape Applicable_Common_Name: river-bank grape Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Linales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Linaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Linum Taxon_Rank_Value: Dalea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Linum rigidum Applicable_Common_Name: stiffstem flax Applicable_Common_Name: orange flax Applicable_Common_Name: stiff flax Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Dilleniidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Capparales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Brassicaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Alyssum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Alyssum desertorum Applicable_Common_Name: desert madwort Applicable_Common_Name: desert alyssum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Arabis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Arabis holboellii Applicable_Common_Name: Holboell's rockcress Applicable_Common_Name: Holboell rockcress Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Camelina Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Camelina microcarpa Applicable_Common_Name: little-pod false flax Applicable_Common_Name: littlepod falseflax Applicable_Common_Name: littlepod false flax Applicable_Common_Name: littleseed falseflax Applicable_Common_Name: false flax Applicable_Common_Name: small fruited falseflax Applicable_Common_Name: smallseed falseflax Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Descurainia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Descurainia pinnata Applicable_Common_Name: western tansymustard Applicable_Common_Name: pinnate tansy mustard Applicable_Common_Name: pinnate tansymustard Applicable_Common_Name: green tansymustard Applicable_Common_Name: tansymustard Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Descurainia sophia Applicable_Common_Name: herb sophia Applicable_Common_Name: flaxweed tansymustard Applicable_Common_Name: flixweed tansymustard Applicable_Common_Name: herb-sophia Applicable_Common_Name: tansymustard Applicable_Common_Name: flixweed Applicable_Common_Name: pinnate tansymustard Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Draba Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Draba reptans Applicable_Common_Name: Carolina Whitlow-grass Applicable_Common_Name: Carolina whitlowgrass Applicable_Common_Name: creeping draba Applicable_Common_Name: Carolina draba Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Erysimum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Erysimum asperum Applicable_Common_Name: sanddune wallflower Applicable_Common_Name: western wallflower Applicable_Common_Name: plains wallflower Applicable_Common_Name: prairie rocket Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepidium Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepidium densiflorum Applicable_Common_Name: common pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: miner's pepperwort Applicable_Common_Name: miners pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: prairie pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: greenflower pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: peppergrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lepidium latifolium Applicable_Common_Name: broadleaved pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: perennial pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: peppergrass mustard Applicable_Common_Name: broadleaved peppergrass Applicable_Common_Name: tall whitetop Applicable_Common_Name: Virginia pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: broad-leaved pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: broadleaf pepperweed Applicable_Common_Name: perennial peppercress Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Lesquerella Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lesquerella caespitosum Applicable_Common_Name: alpine bladderpod Applicable_Common_Name: alkaline bladderpod Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Lesquerella ludoviciana Applicable_Common_Name: foothill bladderpod Applicable_Common_Name: Louisiana bladderpod Applicable_Common_Name: silver bladderpod Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Physaria Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Physaria brassicoides Applicable_Common_Name: double twinpod Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Sisymbrium Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Sisymbrium altissimum 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 Applicable_Common_Name: tumble mustard Applicable_Common_Name: tumbleweed mustard Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Thlaspi Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Thlaspi arvense Applicable_Common_Name: field pennycress Applicable_Common_Name: fanweed Applicable_Common_Name: Frenchweed Applicable_Common_Name: pennycress Applicable_Common_Name: stinkweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Capparaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Polanisia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Polanisia dodecandra Applicable_Common_Name: redwhisker clammyweed Applicable_Common_Name: clammyweed Applicable_Common_Name: red-whisker clammyweed Applicable_Common_Name: roughseed clammyweed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Violales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Loasaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Mentzelia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Mentzelia decapetala Applicable_Common_Name: tenpetal blazingstar Applicable_Common_Name: gumbo-lily Applicable_Common_Name: tenpetal mentzelia Applicable_Common_Name: evening starflower Applicable_Common_Name: tenpetal stickleaf Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Mentzelia nuda Applicable_Common_Name: bractless blazingstar Applicable_Common_Name: goodmother Applicable_Common_Name: stickleaf mentzelia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Violaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Viola Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Viola nuttallii Applicable_Common_Name: Nuttall's violet Applicable_Common_Name: Nuttall violet Applicable_Common_Name: yellow prairie violet Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Salicales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Salicaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Populus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Populus deltoides Applicable_Common_Name: eastern cottonwood Applicable_Common_Name: plains cottonwood Applicable_Common_Name: cottonwood Applicable_Common_Name: common cottonwood Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Salix Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Salix amygdaloides Applicable_Common_Name: peachleaf willow Applicable_Common_Name: peach-leaf willow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Salix exigua Applicable_Common_Name: narrowleaf willow Applicable_Common_Name: coyote willow Applicable_Common_Name: desert willow Applicable_Common_Name: sandbar willow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Salix interior Applicable_Common_Name: sandbar willow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Malvales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Malvaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Sphaeralcea Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Sphaeralcea coccinea Applicable_Common_Name: scarlet globemallow Applicable_Common_Name: orange globemallow Applicable_Common_Name: copper mallow Applicable_Common_Name: red falsemallow Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Magnoliidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Ranunculales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Ranunculaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Clematis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Clematis ligusticifolia Applicable_Common_Name: western white clematis Applicable_Common_Name: virgins bower Applicable_Common_Name: virginsbower Applicable_Common_Name: virgin's bower Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Hamamelidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Urticales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Urticaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Parietaria Applicable_Common_Name: pellitory Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Parietaria pensylvanica Applicable_Common_Name: Pennsylvania pellitory Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Ulmaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Ulmus Applicable_Common_Name: pellitory Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Ulmus pumila Applicable_Common_Name: Siberian elm Applicable_Common_Name: Chinese elm Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Liliopsida Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Commelinidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyperales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Poaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Stipa Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Stipa comata Applicable_Common_Name: needleandthread Applicable_Common_Name: needle and thread Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Stipa viridula Applicable_Common_Name: green needlegrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Agropyron Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Agropyron dasystachyum Applicable_Common_Name: streamside wild rye Applicable_Common_Name: thickspike wheatgrass Applicable_Common_Name: streambank wheatgrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Agropyron caninum Applicable_Common_Name: bearded wheatgrass Applicable_Common_Name: bearded wild rye Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Agropyron cristatum Applicable_Common_Name: crested wheatgrass Applicable_Common_Name: crested wheat grass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Agropyron repens Applicable_Common_Name: couchgrass Applicable_Common_Name: dog grass Applicable_Common_Name: quackgrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Agropyron smithii Applicable_Common_Name: western wheatgrass Applicable_Common_Name: pubescent wheatgrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Agrostis Applicable_Common_Name: bentgrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Agrostis stolonifera Applicable_Common_Name: creeping bentgrass Applicable_Common_Name: creeping bent Applicable_Common_Name: redtop Applicable_Common_Name: redtop bent Applicable_Common_Name: seaside bentgrass Applicable_Common_Name: carpet bentgrass Applicable_Common_Name: spreading bent Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Alopecurus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Alopecurus arundinaceus Applicable_Common_Name: creeping meadow foxtail Applicable_Common_Name: creeping foxtail Applicable_Common_Name: creeping meadow-foxtail Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Andropogon Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Andropogon hallii Applicable_Common_Name: sand bluestem Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Andropogon scoparius Applicable_Common_Name: little bluestem Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Aristida Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Aristida purpurea Applicable_Common_Name: purple threeawn Applicable_Common_Name: purple three-awn Applicable_Common_Name: purple 3-awn Applicable_Common_Name: red threeawn Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Bouteloua Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Bouteloua curtipendula Applicable_Common_Name: sideoats grama Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Bouteloua gracilis Applicable_Common_Name: blue grama Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Bromus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Bromus inermis Applicable_Common_Name: smooth brome Applicable_Common_Name: awnless brome Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Bromus japonicus Applicable_Common_Name: Japanese brome Applicable_Common_Name: Japanese chess Applicable_Common_Name: Japanese bromegrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Bromus squarrosus Applicable_Common_Name: corn brome Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Bromus tectorum Applicable_Common_Name: cheatgrass Applicable_Common_Name: cheat grass Applicable_Common_Name: downy brome Applicable_Common_Name: early chess Applicable_Common_Name: military grass Applicable_Common_Name: wild oats Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Calamovilfa Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Calamovilfa longifolia Applicable_Common_Name: prairie sandreed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Distichlis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Distichlis spicata Applicable_Common_Name: inland saltgrass Applicable_Common_Name: seashore saltgrass Applicable_Common_Name: desert saltgrass Applicable_Common_Name: marsh spikegrass Applicable_Common_Name: saltgrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Elymus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Elymus canadensis Applicable_Common_Name: Canada wildrye Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Festuca Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Festuca octoflora Applicable_Common_Name: sixweeks fescue Applicable_Common_Name: eight-flower six-weeks grass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Koeleria Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Keoleria cristata Applicable_Common_Name: prairie Junegrass Applicable_Common_Name: junegrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Keoleria pyramidata Applicable_Common_Name: prairie Junegrass Applicable_Common_Name: junegrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Muhlenbergia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Muhlenbergia cuspidata Applicable_Common_Name: plains muhly Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Muhlenbergia pungens Applicable_Common_Name: sandhill muhly Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Muhlenbergia racemosa Applicable_Common_Name: marsh muhly Applicable_Common_Name: green muhly Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Oryzopsis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oryzopsis hymenoides Applicable_Common_Name: Indian ricegrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Oryzopsis micrantha Applicable_Common_Name: littleseed ricegrass Applicable_Common_Name: little-seed mountain-rice grass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Panicum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Panicum capillare Applicable_Common_Name: witchgrass Applicable_Common_Name: annual witchgrass Applicable_Common_Name: common panic grass Applicable_Common_Name: common witchgrass Applicable_Common_Name: panicgrass Applicable_Common_Name: ticklegrass Applicable_Common_Name: tumble panic Applicable_Common_Name: tumbleweed grass Applicable_Common_Name: witches hair Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Panicum virgatum Applicable_Common_Name: switchgrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Phalaris Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Phalaris arundinacea Applicable_Common_Name: reed canarygrass Applicable_Common_Name: reed canary grass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Poa Applicable_Common_Name: bluegrass Applicable_Common_Name: bluegrass spp. Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Poa pratensis Applicable_Common_Name: Kentucky bluegrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Poa secunda Applicable_Common_Name: Sandberg bluegrass Applicable_Common_Name: big bluegrass Applicable_Common_Name: Sandberg's bluegrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Sitanion Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Sitanion hystrix Applicable_Common_Name: bottlebrush squirreltail Applicable_Common_Name: squirreltail Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Spartina Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Spartina pectinata Applicable_Common_Name: prairie cordgrass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Sporobolus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Sporobolus airoides Applicable_Common_Name: alkali sacaton Applicable_Common_Name: alkali-sacaton Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Sporobolus cryptandrus Applicable_Common_Name: sand dropseed Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Cyperaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Carex Applicable_Common_Name: sedge Applicable_Common_Name: sedge species Applicable_Common_Name: carex Applicable_Common_Name: sedges Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Carex filifolia Applicable_Common_Name: threadleaf sedge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Carex hallii Applicable_Common_Name: deer sedge Applicable_Common_Name: naked sedge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Eleocharis Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Eleocharis erythropoda Applicable_Common_Name: bald spikerush Applicable_Common_Name: bald spike-rush Applicable_Common_Name: spikesedge Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Hordeum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Hordeum jubatum Applicable_Common_Name: foxtail barley Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Scirpus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Scirpus pungens Applicable_Common_Name: common three square Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Juncales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Juncaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Juncus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Juncus torreyi Applicable_Common_Name: Torrey's rush Applicable_Common_Name: torrey rush Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Commelinales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Commelinaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Tradescantia Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Tradescantia occidentalis Applicable_Common_Name: prairie spiderwort Applicable_Common_Name: spiderwort Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Typhales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Typhaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Typha Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Typha latifolia Applicable_Common_Name: broadleaf cattail Applicable_Common_Name: cattail Applicable_Common_Name: common cattail Applicable_Common_Name: cattail (common) Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass Taxon_Rank_Value: Liliidae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Liliales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Liliaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Allium Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Allium textile Applicable_Common_Name: textile onion Applicable_Common_Name: wild onion Applicable_Common_Name: prairie onion Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Fritillaria Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Fritillaria atropurpurea Applicable_Common_Name: leopard lily Applicable_Common_Name: spotted missionbells Applicable_Common_Name: spotted fritillary Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Smilacina Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Smilacina stellata Applicable_Common_Name: false Solomons seal Applicable_Common_Name: starry false Solomon's-seal Applicable_Common_Name: starry false lily of the vally Applicable_Common_Name: starry false Solomon's seal Applicable_Common_Name: starry Solomon's-seal Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Zigadenus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Zigadenus venenosus Applicable_Common_Name: meadow deathcamas Applicable_Common_Name: death camas Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Iridaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Sisyrinchium Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Sisyrinchium montanum Applicable_Common_Name: strict blue-eyed grass Applicable_Common_Name: mountain blue eyedgrass Applicable_Common_Name: strict blue-eyed-grass Applicable_Common_Name: mountain blueeyed grass Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Agavaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Yucca Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Division Taxon_Rank_Value: Equisetophyta Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Equisetopsida Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Equisetales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Equisetaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Equisetum Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Equisetum laevigatum Applicable_Common_Name: smooth horsetail Applicable_Common_Name: horsetail Applicable_Common_Name: smooth scouring-rush Applicable_Common_Name: smooth scouringrush Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Division Taxon_Rank_Value: Coniferophyta Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinopsida Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Cupressaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus Taxon_Rank_Value: Juniperus Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Species Taxon_Rank_Value: Juniperus scopulorum Applicable_Common_Name: rocky mountain juniper Applicable_Common_Name: Rocky Mountain juniper Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus 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 Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Division Taxon_Rank_Value: Pteridophyta Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Class Taxon_Rank_Value: Filicopsida Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Order Taxon_Rank_Value: Polypodiales Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Family Taxon_Rank_Value: Dryopteridaceae Taxonomic_Classification: Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus 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 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 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. Logical_Consistency_Report: 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. Completeness_Report: 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). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 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. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Elevations for plots were obtained from the USGS 24,000 quad map for Scottsbluff South, and are estimated to be +/- 15 m. Lineage: Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Identifier: Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Methodology_Keyword: releve Methodology_Keyword: plot Methodology_Keyword: sampling Methodology_Description: Field sampling using releve plots Methodology: Methodology_Type: Field Methodology_Description: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Biological Survey (Now USGS/Biological Resources Division) Originator: and National Park Service Publication_Date: 199411 Title: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System; protocol document for the USGS-NPS Vegetation mapping Program Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Edition: Final Draft Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Protocol documents Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics 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 Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/classification/index.html Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 199411 Ending_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date and indefinitely Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SNVCS protocol document 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 Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGSBRD, Center for Biological Informatics Publication_Date: 19980223 Title: Classification of the Vegetation of Scotts Bluff National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Scottsbluff National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: This report was generated by The Nature Conservancy under contract to the USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/scbl/scblrpt.pdf Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19950710 Ending_Date: 19950815 Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition, summer 1995 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SCBL sample and classification Source_Contribution: Report summarizing plot data collection effort Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Survey (no USGS Biological Resources Division) and the National Park Service Publication_Date: 199412 Title: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS/Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Other_Citation_Details: This report was generated by The Nature Conservancy under contract to the USGS/BRD, CBI Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/fieldmethods/index.html Type_of_Source_Media: Online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 199412 Ending_Date: 2010 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date and indefinitely Source_Citation_Abbreviation: field methods protocol document 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 Process_Step: Process_Description: 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. Process_Date: 199508 Process_Step: Process_Description: 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. Process_Date: 199508 Process_Step: Process_Description: 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. Process_Date: 199508 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SNVCS protocol document Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scbl sample and classification Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: scbl Vegetation Descriptions Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jim Drake Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy Contact_Position: Regional Chief Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: 1313 5th Street SE Address: Suite 314 City: Minneapolis State_or_Province: MN Postal_Code: 55414 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (612)331-0729 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jdrake@tnc.org Cloud_Cover: 0 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: 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_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 100 Ordinate_Resolution: 100 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodedic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: 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 . Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator Contact_Organization: USGS/BRD, Center for Biological Informatics Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address Address: USGS Biological Resources Address: Center for Biological Informatics Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810 Address: Room 8000, MS302 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4229 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 (org) Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov Resource_Description: SCBL Plots Data; Physical Descriptive Data and Species Listing Data Distribution_Liability: 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. 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