"COLUMN_NAME" "SAMPLE_TYPE" "UNITS" "LABEL" "FORMABBR" "VAR_TYPE" "RANGE_HIGH" "RANGE_LOW" "LEGAL_VALUES" "REFERENCE" "CATEGORY" "PLANT" "" "Broad taxonomic category" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "DIVISION" "PLANT" "" "Taxonomic division name" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "DUR_ALT" "PLANT" "" "Combined DURATION values to simplify the various combinations" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "DURATION" "PLANT" "" "Plant duration, may include combination of values" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "FAMILY" "PLANT" "" "Family taxonomic name" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "GENUS" "PLANT" "" "Genus taxonomic name" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "GRH_ALT" "PLANT" "" "Combined GROWTH_HABIT values to simplify the various combinations" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "GROWTH_HABIT" "PLANT" "" "Growth habit, may include combination of values" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "HERB" "PLANT" "" "GRH_ALT values of GRAMINOID or FORB" "" "NUMERIC" "" "" "ORDER" "PLANT" "" "Order taxonomic name" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "SHRUB_COMB" "PLANT" "" "Indicator variable for species falling into combined shrub category, based on GROWTH_HABIT" "" "NUMERIC" "" "" "SPECIES" "PLANT" "" "Scientific name for each species encountered in the Veg plot, or if an unknown the pseudonym for the species" "NWCA_VASCULAR" "CHARACTER" "T. Magee - Draft NWCA Data Dictionary Ver 3 1-12-2012 unp.xlsx" "SPECIES_NAME_ID" "TREE" "" "Number identifying a each specific plant taxon" "NWCA_SNAG" "CHARACTER" "T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx" "SPECIES_NAME_ID" "PLANT" "" "Number identifying a each specific plant taxon" "NWCA_VASCULAR" "CHARACTER" "T. Magee - 2011 NWCA Raw Data Dictionary Version 3-04-2013.xlsx" "SUBSPECIES" "PLANT" "" "Subspecies taxonomic name" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "TREE_COMB" "PLANT" "" "Indicator variable for species falling into combined tree category, based on GROWTH_HABIT" "" "NUMERIC" "" "" "USDA_NAME" "PLANT" "" "USDA species name, includes some added more generic names specific to NWCA" "" "CHARACTER" "" "" "VARIETY" "PLANT" "" "Variety taxonomic name" "" "CHARACTER" "" ""