COLUMN_NAME	SAMPLE_TYPE	UNITS	LABEL	FORMABBR	VAR_TYPE	RANGE_HIGH	RANGE_LOW	LEGAL_VALUES
ECOIND	PLANT		Wetland Indicator Status (WIS) values recoded numerically to integers		NUMERIC	5	1	
GEOG_ID			Name of geographic unit associated with trait value					
SPECIES_NAME_ID	PLANT		Number identifying a each specific plant taxon	NWCA_VASCULAR	CHARACTER			
SPECIES_NAME_ID	TREE		Number identifying a each specific plant taxon	NWCA_SNAG	CHARACTER			
USDA_NAME	PLANT		"USDA species name, includes some added more generic names specific to NWCA"		CHARACTER			
WIS	PLANT		"Wetland Indicator Status, NL= Not listed, recoded as UPL, and TBD=To be determined set to missing for metric calculations"		CHARACTER