aux_commConcept_commLevelvarchar (50)allianceassociationclassformationgroupsubclasssubgroupphaseother
aux_commCorrelation_commConvergencevarchar (20)equalgreater thanless thannot equaloverlappingundetermined
aux_commInterpretation_classConfidencevarchar (15)HighLowMedium
aux_commInterpretation_classFitvarchar (50)Understandable but wrongAbsolutely wrongGood answerReasonable or acceptable answerAbsolutely Right
aux_commStatus_commConceptStatusvarchar (20)acceptednot acceptedundetermined
aux_commUsage_classSystemvarchar (50)CodeEnglish CommonOtherScientificSpanish CommonScientific translated
aux_commUsage_commNameStatusvarchar (20)not standardstandardundetermined
aux_disturbanceObs_disturbanceIntensityvarchar (30)HighLowMedium
aux_disturbanceObs_disturbanceTypevarchar (30)CryoturbationCultivationErosionFire suppressionFire, canopyFire, groundFloods or tidesGrazing, domestic stockGrazing, native ungulatesGround fireHerbicide or chemicalHerbivory, invertebratesHerbivory, vertebratesHydrologic alterationIceMowingOther disturbancesPlant diseaseRoads and vehicular trafficSalt sprayTimber harvest, clearcutTimber harvest, selectiveTrampling and trailsWind
aux_namedPlace_placeNamevarchar (100)
aux_namedPlace_placeSystemvarchar (50)area|country|territorycontinentcountyGeographic NameHUC NatureServe Ecoregionquadrangleregion|state|provinceUS EPA Ecoregion
aux_note_noteTypevarchar (20)Database ManagementDatabase UserInternalObservation Author
aux_observation_bryophyteQualityvarchar (30)HighHigh but incompleteHighestLowModerateModerate but incompleteNot examinedVery incomplete
aux_observation_coverDispersionvarchar (30)ContiguousDispersed-randomDispersed-regular
aux_observation_dateAccuracyvarchar (30)ExactGreater than ten yearsOne monthOne yearTen yearsThree monthsThree years
aux_observation_dominantStratumvarchar (40)FloatingHerbNonvascularShrubSubmergedTree
aux_observation_effortLevelvarchar (30)AccurateHurriedVery thorough
aux_observation_floristicQualityvarchar (30)High High but incompleteHighestLowModerateModerate but incomplete
aux_observation_growthform1Typevarchar (40)AlgaAquatic herbBambooBroad-leaved deciduous shrubBroad-leaved deciduous treeBroad-leaved evergreen shrubBroad-leaved evergreen treeBryophyteDwarf-shrubEpiphyteEvergreen sclerophyllous shrubEvergreen sclerophyllous treeFernForbGraminoidLichen Needle-leaved shrubNeedle-leaved treePalm shrub Palm tree Semi-shrubSucculent forbSucculent shrubSucculent treeThorn shrubThorn treeTree fernVine/Liana (woody climbers or vines)
aux_observation_growthform2Typevarchar (40)AlgaAquatic herbBambooBroad-leaved deciduous shrubBroad-leaved deciduous treeBroad-leaved evergreen shrubBroad-leaved evergreen treeBryophyteDwarf-shrubEpiphyteEvergreen sclerophyllous shrubEvergreen sclerophyllous treeFernForbGraminoidLichen Needle-leaved shrubNeedle-leaved treePalm shrub Palm tree Semi-shrubSucculent forbSucculent shrubSucculent treeThorn shrubThorn treeTree fernVine/Liana (woody climbers or vines)
aux_observation_growthform3Typevarchar (40)AlgaAquatic herbBambooBroad-leaved deciduous shrubBroad-leaved deciduous treeBroad-leaved evergreen shrubBroad-leaved evergreen treeBryophyteDwarf-shrubEpiphyteEvergreen sclerophyllous shrubEvergreen sclerophyllous treeFernForbGraminoidLichen Needle-leaved shrubNeedle-leaved treePalm shrub Palm tree Semi-shrubSucculent forbSucculent shrubSucculent treeThorn shrubThorn treeTree fernVine/Liana (woody climbers or vines)
aux_observation_homogeneityvarchar (50)compositional trend across plotconspicuous inclusionshomogeneousirregular or pattern mosaic
aux_observation_hydrologicRegimevarchar (30)Intermittently floodedPermanently floodedPermanently flooded - tidalSaturatedSeasonally floodedSeasonally saturatedSemipermanently floodedTemporarily floodedTidally floodedUnknownWind-tidally flooded
aux_observation_lichenQualityvarchar (30)High High but incompleteHighestLowModerateModerate but incompleteNot examinedVery incomplete
aux_observation_phenologicAspectvarchar (30)aestivalautumnaldry early wet irregular ephemeral phaselate wetTypical growing seasonvernalwetwinter
aux_observation_plotQualityHighLowModerate
aux_observation_plotValidationLevelvarchar (60)(1) sufficient for determining type occurrence(2) sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision(3) fully compliant with recommendations
aux_observation_representativenessvarchar (100)Vegetation differences form similar sites in area owing to environmental heterogeneityVegetation differences from similar sites in area owing to chance dispersal to insular habitats.Vegetation differs from similar sites in area owing to environmental settingVegetation typical of similar sites in area
aux_observation_soilDrainagevarchar (30)Moderately well drainedPoorly drainedRapidly drainedSomewhat poorly drainedVery poorly drainedWell drained
aux_observation_soilMoistureRegimevarchar (30)Hydric HygricMesicSubhydricSubhygricSubmesicSubxericVery xericXeric
aux_observation_soilTaxonSrcvarchar (200)Field observationOther soil mapUSDA county soil survey
aux_observation_standMaturityvarchar (50)Even-age, aggradingMature, even-ageOldgrowth, all-ageTransition, breakupYoung, regenetative
aux_observation_stemSampleMethodvarchar (30)BitterlichFull censusOtherPoint quarterRandom pairs
aux_observation_waterSalinityvarchar (30)Brackish (0.5-30 ppt)Freshwater (<0.5 ppt)Saltwater (>30 ppt)
aux_plantConcept_plantLevelvarchar (20)ClassCultivar/FormaDivisionFamilyGenusKingdomOrderSectionSpeciesSpecies AggregateSubclassSubfamilySubgenusSubkingdomSuborderSubspeciesSubtribeSuperdivisionTribeVariety
aux_plantCorrelation_plantConvergencevarchar (20)equalgreater thanless thannot equaloverlappingundetermined
aux_plantStatus_plantConceptStatusvarchar (20)acceptednot acceptedundetermined
aux_plantUsage_classSystemvarchar (50)CodeEnglish CommonOtherScientificSpanish CommonScientific without authors
aux_plantUsage_plantNameStatusvarchar (20)not standardstandardundetermined
aux_plot_confidentialityStatusinteger0123456
aux_plot_geologyvarchar (50)Aeolian Deposits: Aeolian sand flatsAeolian Deposits: Cover sandsAeolian Deposits: DunesAeolian Deposits: Loess depositsFlat (n/a)Glacial Deposits: Bedrock and tillGlacial Deposits: Deltaic depositsGlacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial depositsGlacial Deposits: Lacustrine and fluvial depositsGlacial Deposits: Marine depositsGlacial Deposits: MoraineGlacial Deposits: TillGlacial Deposits: Undifferentiated glacial depositIgneous Rocks: DioriticIgneous Rocks: GabbroicIgneous Rocks: GraniticMetamorphic Rocks: GneissMetamorphic Rocks: MarbleMetamorphic Rocks: SchistMetamorphic Rocks: SerpentineMetamorphic Rocks: Slate and PhylliteOrganic Deposits: Marsh: regularly flooded by lake or riverOrganic Deposits: MuckOrganic Deposits: PeatSedimentary Rocks: Conglomerates and BrecciasSedimentary Rocks: GypsumSedimentary Rocks: Limestone and DolomiteSedimentary Rocks: MarlSedimentary Rocks: SandstoneSedimentary Rocks: ShaleSedimentary Rocks: SiltstoneSlope & Modified Deposits: ColluvialSlope & Modified Deposits: Solifluction, landslideSlope & Modified Deposits: Talus and scree slopesVariable
aux_plot_landformvarchar (50)alluvial fanalluvial flatalluvial terracebackshore terracebackwaterbadlandsbaldbankbarbarrier beachbarrier flatbarrier island(s)barrier reefbasinbasin floorbaybayoubeachbeach ridgebenchblowoutbottomlandsbuttecalderacanyoncarolina baychannelchenierchenier plaincirquecirque floorcirque headwallcliffcoastcoastal plaincolcollapse sinkholecolluvial shouldercolluvial slopecovecuestadebris slidedeltadelta plaindepositional leveedepositional stream terracedepressiondesert pavementdikedolinedomedrainagedrainage channel (undifferentiated)drawdrumlindune (undifferentiated)dune fieldearth flowearth hummockeroded bencheroding stream channel systemerosional stream terraceescarpmenteskerestuaryexogenous domefan piedmontfault scarpfault terracefissurefissure ventflood plainfluvialfoothillsforedunefrost creep slopefrost moundfrost scargapglaciated uplandsglaciergorgegrabenground morainegulchhanging valleyheadlandhighlandhillshillslope bedrock outcrophogbackhoodoohummockinletinselberginterdune flatinterfluveislandkamekame morainekame terracekarstkarst towerkarst windowkegel karstkettlekettled outwash plainknobknolllagoonlakelake bedlake plainlake terracelateral morainelateral scarp (undifferentiated)lava flow (undifferentiated)ledgeleveeloess deposit (undifferentiated)longshore barlowlandmarine terrace (undifferentiated)meander beltmeander scarmesamid slopemima moundmonadnockmoraine (undifferentiated)moundmountain valleymountain(s)mountain-valley fanmud flatnoseslopeoutwash fanoutwash plainoutwash terraceoxbowpatterned ground (undifferentiated)peat domeperiglacial boulderfieldpiedmontpimple moundspingopinnacleplainplateauplayapolygon (high-centered)polygon (low-centered)potholeraised beachraised estuaryraised mudflatraised tidal flatravinerelict coastlineridgeridge and valleyridgetop bedrock outcroprift valleyrimriverbedrock fall avalanchesaddlesag pondsandhillsscarpscarp slopescourscoured basinsea cliffseepshoalshorelinesinkhole (undifferentiated)slideslopesloughslump and topple prone slopeslump pondsoil creep slopesolution sinkholespitsplaystone circlestone stripestream terrace (undifferentiated)streambedsubjacent karst collapse sinkholesubsidence sinkholeswaletalustarntidal flattidal guttill plaintoe slopetoe zone (undifferentiated)transverse dunetrenchtroughvalleyvalley floorwave-built terracewave-cut platform
aux_plot_placementMethodvarchar (50)Capture specific featureRandomRegularRepresentativeStratified randomTransect component
aux_plot_shapevarchar (50)CircleDiffuse PlotlessRectangularSquareTransect/Strip
aux_plot_standSizevarchar (50)Extensive (>100x plot)Large (10-100x plot)Small (3-10x plot)Very Extensive (>1000x plot)Very small (1-3x plot)
aux_plot_topoPositionvarchar (50)Backslope (dipslope)Basin floor (depression)Channel bed (narrow valley bottom, gully arroyo)Channel wall (bank)High level (mesa)High slope (shoulder slope, upper slope, convex creep slope)Interfluve (crest, summit, ridge)Low level (terrace)Lowslope (lower slope, foot slope, colluvial footslope)Midslope (transportational midslope, middle slope)Step in slope (ledge, terracette)Toeslope (alluvial toeslope)
aux_soilObs_soilHorizonvarchar (15)ABCELOR
aux_soilObs_soilTexturevarchar (20)ClayClay loamLoamMuckPeatSandSandy loamSilt loam
aux_taxonInterpretation_interpretationTypevarchar (30)AuthorComputer (automated)CorrectionFiner resolutionSimplification for analysisTaxonomic revision
aux_telephone_phoneTypevarchar (20)CellFaxHomeNot specifiedSecretaryWork
aux_userDefined_userDefinedCategoryvarchar (30)Disturbance & land useEnvironmentGeology & geomorphologyMoistureNot specifiedSoil, chemical attributesSoil, physical attributesSubplotsTopography
aux_userDefined_userDefinedNamevarchar (50)Depth to permafrostMicrobial biomassSlope convexity