aux_commConcept_commLevel commConcept commLevel varchar (50) alliance 6 association 7 class 1 formation 5 group 3 other 9 phase 8 subclass 2 subgroup 4 aux_commCorrelation_commConvergence commCorrelation commConvergence varchar (20) equal 1 greater than 2 less than 3 not equal 4 overlapping 5 undetermined 6 aux_commInterpretation_classConfidence commInterpretation classConfidence varchar (15) High 1 Low 3 Medium 2 aux_commInterpretation_classFit commInterpretation classFit varchar (50) Absolutely Right 5 Absolutely wrong 1 Good answer 4 Reasonable or acceptable answer 3 Understandable but wrong 2 aux_commStatus_commConceptStatus commStatus commConceptStatus varchar (20) accepted 1 not accepted 2 undetermined 3 aux_commUsage_classSystem commUsage classSystem varchar (50) Code 3 English Common 4 Other 6 Scientific 1 Scientific translated 2 Spanish Common 5 aux_commUsage_commNameStatus commUsage commNameStatus varchar (20) not standard 2 standard 1 undetermined 3 aux_disturbanceObs_disturbanceIntensity disturbanceObs disturbanceIntensity varchar (30) High 1 Low 3 Medium 2 aux_disturbanceObs_disturbanceType disturbanceObs disturbanceType varchar (30) Cryoturbation 0 Cultivation 0 Erosion 0 Fire suppression 0 Fire, canopy 0 Fire, ground 0 Floods or tides 0 Grazing, domestic stock 0 Grazing, native ungulates 0 Ground fire 0 Herbicide or chemical 0 Herbivory, invertebrates 0 Herbivory, vertebrates 0 Hydrologic alteration 0 Ice 0 Mowing 0 Other disturbances 0 Plant disease 0 Roads and vehicular traffic 0 Salt spray 0 Timber harvest, clearcut 0 Timber harvest, selective 0 Trampling and trails 0 Wind 0 aux_namedPlace_placeName namedPlace placeName varchar (100) aux_namedPlace_placeSystem namedPlace placeSystem varchar (50) area|country|territory 0 continent 0 county 0 Geographic Name User named places 0 HUC 0 NatureServe Ecoregion 0 quadrangle 0 region|state|province 0 US EPA Ecoregion 0 aux_note_noteType note noteType varchar (20) Database Management 0 Database User 0 Internal 0 Observation Author 0 aux_observation_bryophyteQuality observation bryophyteQuality varchar (30) High 2 High but incomplete 3 Highest 1 Low 6 Moderate 4 Moderate but incomplete 5 Not examined 8 Very incomplete 7 aux_observation_coverDispersion observation coverDispersion varchar (30) Contiguous 1 Dispersed-random 3 Dispersed-regular 2 aux_observation_dateAccuracy observation dateAccuracy varchar (30) Exact 1 Greater than ten years 7 One month 2 One year 4 Ten years 6 Three months 3 Three years 5 aux_observation_dominantStratum observation dominantStratum varchar (40) Floating 5 Herb 3 Nonvascular 4 Shrub 2 Submerged 6 Tree 1 aux_observation_effortLevel observation effortLevel varchar (30) Accurate 2 Hurried 3 Very thorough 1 aux_observation_floristicQuality observation floristicQuality varchar (30) High 2 High but incomplete 3 Highest 1 Low 6 Moderate 4 Moderate but incomplete 5 aux_observation_growthform1Type observation growthform1Type varchar (40) Alga 26 Aquatic herb 23 Bamboo 9 Broad-leaved deciduous shrub 11 Broad-leaved deciduous tree 2 Broad-leaved evergreen shrub 12 Broad-leaved evergreen tree 3 Bryophyte 24 Dwarf-shrub 16 Epiphyte 27 Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub 14 Evergreen sclerophyllous tree 5 Fern 20 Forb 19 Graminoid 21 Lichen 25 Needle-leaved shrub 10 Needle-leaved tree 1 Palm shrub 15 Palm tree 7 Semi-shrub 17 Succulent forb 22 Succulent shrub 18 Succulent tree 6 Thorn shrub 13 Thorn tree 4 Tree fern 8 Vine/Liana (woody climbers or vines) 28 aux_observation_growthform2Type observation growthform2Type varchar (40) Alga 26 Aquatic herb 23 Bamboo 9 Broad-leaved deciduous shrub 11 Broad-leaved deciduous tree 2 Broad-leaved evergreen shrub 12 Broad-leaved evergreen tree 3 Bryophyte 24 Dwarf-shrub 16 Epiphyte 27 Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub 14 Evergreen sclerophyllous tree 5 Fern 20 Forb 19 Graminoid 21 Lichen 25 Needle-leaved shrub 10 Needle-leaved tree 1 Palm shrub 15 Palm tree 7 Semi-shrub 17 Succulent forb 22 Succulent shrub 18 Succulent tree 6 Thorn shrub 13 Thorn tree 4 Tree fern 8 Vine/Liana (woody climbers or vines) 28 aux_observation_growthform3Type observation growthform3Type varchar (40) Alga 26 Aquatic herb 23 Bamboo 9 Broad-leaved deciduous shrub 11 Broad-leaved deciduous tree 2 Broad-leaved evergreen shrub 12 Broad-leaved evergreen tree 3 Bryophyte 24 Dwarf-shrub 16 Epiphyte 27 Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub 14 Evergreen sclerophyllous tree 5 Fern 20 Forb 19 Graminoid 21 Lichen 25 Needle-leaved shrub 10 Needle-leaved tree 1 Palm shrub 15 Palm tree 7 Semi-shrub 17 Succulent forb 22 Succulent shrub 18 Succulent tree 6 Thorn shrub 13 Thorn tree 4 Tree fern 8 Vine/Liana (woody climbers or vines) 28 aux_observation_homogeneity observation homogeneity varchar (50) compositional trend across plot 2 conspicuous inclusions 3 homogeneous 1 irregular or pattern mosaic 4 aux_observation_hydrologicRegime observation hydrologicRegime varchar (30) Intermittently flooded 6 Permanently flooded 7 Permanently flooded - tidal 8 Saturated 3 Seasonally flooded 2 Seasonally saturated 4 Semipermanently flooded 1 Temporarily flooded 5 Tidally flooded 9 Unknown 11 Wind-tidally flooded 10 aux_observation_lichenQuality observation lichenQuality varchar (30) High 2 High but incomplete 3 Highest 1 Low 6 Moderate 4 Moderate but incomplete 5 Not examined 8 Very incomplete 7 aux_observation_phenologicAspect observation phenologicAspect varchar (30) aestival 4 autumnal 6 dry 9 early wet 3 irregular ephemeral phase 10 late wet 7 Typical growing season 1 vernal 2 wet 5 winter 8 aux_observation_plotQuality observation plotQuality High 1 Low 3 Moderate 2 aux_observation_plotValidationLevel observation plotValidationLevel varchar (60) (1) sufficient for determining type occurrence 1 (2) sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision 2 (3) fully compliant with recommendations 3 aux_observation_representativeness observation representativeness varchar (100) Vegetation differences form similar sites in area owing to environmental heterogeneity 4 Vegetation differences from similar sites in area owing to chance dispersal to insular habitats. 3 Vegetation differs from similar sites in area owing to environmental setting 2 Vegetation typical of similar sites in area 1 aux_observation_soilDrainage observation soilDrainage varchar (30) Moderately well drained 3 Poorly drained 5 Rapidly drained 1 Somewhat poorly drained 4 Very poorly drained 6 Well drained 2 aux_observation_soilMoistureRegime observation soilMoistureRegime varchar (30) Hydric 9 Hygric 7 Mesic 5 Subhydric 8 Subhygric 6 Submesic 4 Subxeric 3 Very xeric 1 Xeric 2 aux_observation_soilTaxonSrc observation soilTaxonSrc varchar (200) Field observation 1 Other soil map 3 USDA county soil survey 2 aux_observation_standMaturity observation standMaturity varchar (50) Even-age, aggrading 2 Mature, even-age 3 Oldgrowth, all-age 5 Transition, breakup 4 Young, regenetative 1 aux_observation_stemSampleMethod observation stemSampleMethod varchar (30) Bitterlich 4 Full census 1 Other 5 Point quarter 2 Random pairs 3 aux_observation_waterSalinity observation waterSalinity varchar (30) Brackish (0.5-30 ppt) 2 Freshwater (<0.5 ppt) 3 Saltwater (>30 ppt) 1 aux_plantConcept_plantLevel plantConcept plantLevel varchar (20) Class 5 Cultivar/Forma 20 Division 4 Family 9 Genus 13 Kingdom 1 Order 7 Section 15 Species 17 Species Aggregate 16 Subclass 6 Subfamily 10 Subgenus 14 Subkingdom 2 Suborder 8 Subspecies 18 Subtribe 12 Superdivision 3 Tribe 11 Variety 19 aux_plantCorrelation_plantConvergence plantCorrelation plantConvergence varchar (20) equal 1 greater than 2 less than 3 not equal 4 overlapping 5 undetermined 6 aux_plantStatus_plantConceptStatus plantStatus plantConceptStatus varchar (20) accepted 1 not accepted 2 undetermined 3 aux_plantUsage_classSystem plantUsage classSystem varchar (50) Code 3 English Common 4 Other 6 Scientific 1 Scientific without authors 2 Spanish Common 5 aux_plantUsage_plantNameStatus plantUsage plantNameStatus varchar (20) not standard 2 standard 1 undetermined 3 aux_plot_confidentialityStatus plot confidentialityStatus integer 0 Public 1 1 1 km radius 2 2 10 km radius 3 3 100 km radius 4 4 Location embargo 5 5 Public embargo on data 6 6 Full embargo on data 7 aux_plot_geology plot geology varchar (50) Aeolian Deposits: Aeolian sand flats 0 Aeolian Deposits: Cover sands 0 Aeolian Deposits: Dunes 0 Aeolian Deposits: Loess deposits 0 Flat (n/a) 0 Glacial Deposits: Bedrock and till 0 Glacial Deposits: Deltaic deposits 0 Glacial Deposits: Glacial-fluvial deposits 0 Glacial Deposits: Lacustrine and fluvial deposits 0 Glacial Deposits: Marine deposits 0 Glacial Deposits: Moraine 0 Glacial Deposits: Till 0 Glacial Deposits: Undifferentiated glacial deposit 0 Igneous Rocks: Dioritic 0 Igneous Rocks: Gabbroic 0 Igneous Rocks: Granitic 0 Metamorphic Rocks: Gneiss 0 Metamorphic Rocks: Marble 0 Metamorphic Rocks: Schist 0 Metamorphic Rocks: Serpentine 0 Metamorphic Rocks: Slate and Phyllite 0 Organic Deposits: Marsh: regularly flooded by lake or river 0 Organic Deposits: Muck 0 Organic Deposits: Peat 0 Sedimentary Rocks: Conglomerates and Breccias 0 Sedimentary Rocks: Gypsum 0 Sedimentary Rocks: Limestone and Dolomite 0 Sedimentary Rocks: Marl 0 Sedimentary Rocks: Sandstone 0 Sedimentary Rocks: Shale 0 Sedimentary Rocks: Siltstone 0 Slope & Modified Deposits: Colluvial 0 Slope & Modified Deposits: Solifluction, landslide 0 Slope & Modified Deposits: Talus and scree slopes 0 Variable 0 aux_plot_landform plot landform varchar (50) alluvial fan 0 alluvial flat 0 alluvial terrace 0 backshore terrace 0 backwater 0 badlands 0 bald 0 bank 0 bar 0 barrier beach 0 barrier flat 0 barrier island(s) 0 barrier reef 0 basin 0 basin floor 0 bay 0 bayou 0 beach 0 beach ridge 0 bench 0 blowout 0 bottomlands 0 butte 0 caldera 0 canyon 0 carolina bay 0 channel 0 chenier 0 chenier plain 0 cirque 0 cirque floor 0 cirque headwall 0 cliff 0 coast 0 coastal plain 0 col 0 collapse sinkhole 0 colluvial shoulder 0 colluvial slope 0 cove 0 cuesta 0 debris slide 0 delta 0 delta plain 0 depositional levee 0 depositional stream terrace 0 depression 0 desert pavement 0 dike 0 doline 0 dome 0 drainage 0 drainage channel (undifferentiated) 0 draw 0 drumlin 0 dune (undifferentiated) 0 dune field 0 earth flow 0 earth hummock 0 eroded bench 0 eroding stream channel system 0 erosional stream terrace 0 escarpment 0 esker 0 estuary 0 exogenous dome 0 fan piedmont 0 fault scarp 0 fault terrace 0 fissure 0 fissure vent 0 flood plain 0 fluvial 0 foothills 0 foredune 0 frost creep slope 0 frost mound 0 frost scar 0 gap 0 glaciated uplands 0 glacier 0 gorge 0 graben 0 ground moraine 0 gulch 0 hanging valley 0 headland 0 highland 0 hills 0 hillslope bedrock outcrop 0 hogback 0 hoodoo 0 hummock 0 inlet 0 inselberg 0 interdune flat 0 interfluve 0 island 0 kame 0 kame moraine 0 kame terrace 0 karst 0 karst tower 0 karst window 0 kegel karst 0 kettle 0 kettled outwash plain 0 knob 0 knoll 0 lagoon 0 lake 0 lake bed 0 lake plain 0 lake terrace 0 lateral moraine 0 lateral scarp (undifferentiated) 0 lava flow (undifferentiated) 0 ledge 0 levee 0 loess deposit (undifferentiated) 0 longshore bar 0 lowland 0 marine terrace (undifferentiated) 0 meander belt 0 meander scar 0 mesa 0 mid slope 0 mima mound 0 monadnock 0 moraine (undifferentiated) 0 mound 0 mountain valley 0 mountain(s) 0 mountain-valley fan 0 mud flat 0 noseslope 0 outwash fan 0 outwash plain 0 outwash terrace 0 oxbow 0 patterned ground (undifferentiated) 0 peat dome 0 periglacial boulderfield 0 piedmont 0 pimple mounds 0 pingo 0 pinnacle 0 plain 0 plateau 0 playa 0 polygon (high-centered) 0 polygon (low-centered) 0 pothole 0 raised beach 0 raised estuary 0 raised mudflat 0 raised tidal flat 0 ravine 0 relict coastline 0 ridge 0 ridge and valley 0 ridgetop bedrock outcrop 0 rift valley 0 rim 0 riverbed 0 rock fall avalanche 0 saddle 0 sag pond 0 sandhills 0 scarp 0 scarp slope 0 scour 0 scoured basin 0 sea cliff 0 seep 0 shoal 0 shoreline 0 sinkhole (undifferentiated) 0 slide 0 slope 0 slough 0 slump and topple prone slope 0 slump pond 0 soil creep slope 0 solution sinkhole 0 spit 0 splay 0 stone circle 0 stone stripe 0 stream terrace (undifferentiated) 0 streambed 0 subjacent karst collapse sinkhole 0 subsidence sinkhole 0 swale 0 talus 0 tarn 0 tidal flat 0 tidal gut 0 till plain 0 toe slope 0 toe zone (undifferentiated) 0 transverse dune 0 trench 0 trough 0 valley 0 valley floor 0 wave-built terrace 0 wave-cut platform 0 aux_plot_placementMethod plot placementMethod varchar (50) Capture specific feature 6 Random 2 Regular 1 Representative 5 Stratified random 3 Transect component 4 aux_plot_shape plot shape varchar (50) Circle 3 Diffuse 6 Plotless 5 Rectangular 1 Square 2 Transect/Strip 4 aux_plot_standSize plot standSize varchar (50) Extensive (>100x plot) 2 Large (10-100x plot) 3 Small (3-10x plot) 4 Very Extensive (>1000x plot) 1 Very small (1-3x plot) 5 aux_plot_topoPosition plot topoPosition varchar (50) Backslope (dipslope) 5 Basin floor (depression) 12 Channel bed (narrow valley bottom, gully arroyo) 11 Channel wall (bank) 10 High level (mesa) 3 High slope (shoulder slope, upper slope, convex creep slope) 2 Interfluve (crest, summit, ridge) 1 Low level (terrace) 9 Lowslope (lower slope, foot slope, colluvial footslope) 7 Midslope (transportational midslope, middle slope) 4 Step in slope (ledge, terracette) 6 Toeslope (alluvial toeslope) 8 aux_soilObs_soilHorizon soilObs soilHorizon varchar (15) A 3 B 5 C 6 E 4 L 1 O 2 R 7 aux_soilObs_soilTexture soilObs soilTexture varchar (20) Clay 6 Clay loam 5 Loam 3 Muck 8 Peat 7 Sand 1 Sandy loam 2 Silt loam 4 aux_taxonInterpretation_interpretationType taxonInterpretation interpretationType varchar (30) Author 1 Computer (automated) 2 Correction 4 Finer resolution 6 Simplification for analysis 3 Taxonomic revision 5 aux_telephone_phoneType telephone phoneType varchar (20) Cell 3 Fax 4 Home 2 Not specified 6 Secretary 5 Work 1 aux_userDefined_userDefinedCategory userDefined userDefinedCategory varchar (30) Disturbance & land use 7 Environment 5 Geology & geomorphology 3 Moisture 4 Not specified 9 Soil, chemical attributes 2 Soil, physical attributes 1 Subplots 8 Topography 6 aux_userDefined_userDefinedName userDefined userDefinedName varchar (50) Depth to permafrost 3 Microbial biomass 1 Slope convexity 2