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55° and 28 paces to a cluster of spruce 

 trees. 



227° and 17 paces to a pair of small 

 lodgepole next to road. 



Elevation: 6960 feet 



Slope: 17 percent 



Aspect: NE 



METHODS: At each of the three sites described above, a 

 piece of re-bar approximately four feet long was driven 

 into the center of a plot to a depth of two feet and 

 painted bright orange. Plot radii varied depending on 

 the density of plants at a site, but ranged from 15 

 (4.6 m) to 39 feet (11.9 m) . A measuring tape was 

 hooked over the center pin and held at about 6 inches 

 from the top by a knot. Starting at north, the 

 direction (in degrees) and distance (in feet and 

 inches) to the first plant from the stake was recorded, 

 along with the phenological status of the plant (and 

 hence around in a circle within the specified radius 

 until all plants were recorded) . Plants were placed in 

 size classes that appeared to best relate to age. 

 These included: 



R = Rosette 



Rs = small rosette, 1 whorl of basal leaves 

 Rm = medium rosette, 2 whorls of basal leaves 

 Rl = large rosette, > 2 whorls of basal leaves 



P = Plant that has bolted. 



Ph(x)= Plant with (x) number of open, flowering 

 heads 



Pb(x)= Plant with (x) number of closed heads 

 (involucral bracts completely enclosed 

 flowers) 



Dead - a dead stem from the previous year 



Thus, a plant that had three flowering heads and three 

 unopened heads would be recorded as Ph3b3 . 

 Ph(x)b(x)h(x)b(x) indicates a plant with more than one 

 flowering stem per rosette. 



Raw data recorded for each site are provided in Section 

 VI., Demographic Monitoring Data, pp. 72-78. 



