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