TD023
LTER Intersite Fine Litter Decomposition Experiment (LIDET), 1990 to 2002
Taxonomic Hierarchy

Taxonomic Code	Highest common category	Division or Phylum	Class	Subclass	Order	Family	Genus	Species	ITIS Code	Common Name
DRGL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Euphorbiales	Euphorbiaceae		Drypetes glauca	28312
ABAM	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Abies	Abies amabilis	181824	Pacific silver fir
ABCO	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Abies	Abies concolor	181826	white fir
ABGR	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Abies	Abies grandis	183284	grand fir
ABLA2	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Abies	Abies lasiocarpa	181830	subalpine fir
ABPR	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Abies	Abies procera	181835	noble fir
ABLA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Caryophyllidae	Caryophyllales	Nyctaginaceae	Abronia	Abronia latifolia	19560	coastal sand verbena
ACCI	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Sapindales	Aceraceae	Acer	Acer circinatum	28740	vine maple
ACMA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Sapindales	Aceraceae	Acer	Acer macrophyllum	28748	bigleaf maple
ACMI	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Achillea	Achillea millefolium	35423	common yarrow
ACRU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Magnoliidae	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae	Actaea	Actaea rubra	18723	red baneberry
ADBI	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Adenocaulon	Adenocaulon bicolor	36463	American trailplant
ADAL	Plantae	Polypodiophyta	Filicopsida		Polypodiales	Pteridaceae	Adiantum	Adiantum aleuticum	181788	Aleutian maidenhair
ALFA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Liliidae	Liliales	Liliaceae	Allium	Allium falcifolium	42703	scytheleaf onion
ALRU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Alnus	Alnus rubra	19474	red alder
AMPS	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Ambrosia	Ambrosia psilostachya	36516	Cuman ragweed
ANMA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Anaphalis	Anaphalis margaritacea	36529	western pearly everlasting
ARCA3	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Apiales	Araliaceae	Aralia	Aralia californica	29373	California spikenard
ATFI	Plantae	Polypodiophyta	Filicopsida		Polypodiales	Dryopteridaceae	Athyrium	Athyrium filix-femina	17412	common ladyfern
BETUL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Betula		19478	birch
BEPA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Betula	Betula papyrifera	19489	paper birch
BLSP	Plantae	Polypodiophyta	Filicopsida		Polypodiales	Blechnaceae	Blechnum	Blechnum spicant	17865	deer fern
BRIN	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Bromus	Bromus inermis	40502	smooth brome
CACA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Calamagrostis	Calamagrostis canadensis	40544	bluejoint
CADE3	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Cupressaceae	Calocedrus	Calocedrus decurrens	501145	incense cedar
CALE2	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Magnoliidae	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae	Caltha	Caltha leptosepala	18455	white marsh marigold
CAAQ	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Commelinidae	Cyperales	Cyperaceae	Carex	Carex aquatilis	39374	water sedge
CEVE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Rhamnales	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus	Ceanothus velutinus	28517	snowbrush ceanothus
CHLA	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Cupressaceae	Chamaecyparis	Chamaecyparis lawsoniana	183453	Port Orford cedar
CHNO	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Cupressaceae	Chamaecyparis	Chamaecyparis nootkatensis	183451	Alaska cedar
CONU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Cornales	Cornaceae	Cornus	Cornus nuttallii	27809	Pacific dogwood
COCOC	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Corylus	Corylus cornuta var. californica	527499	California hazelnut
DECA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Deschampsia	Deschampsia caespitosa	40586	tufted hairgrass
DISP	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Distichlis	Distichlis spicata	40662	inland saltgrass
GASH	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Ericales	Ericaceae	Gaultheria	Gaultheria shallon	23658	salal
JUNCU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Commelinidae	Juncales	Juncaceae	Juncus		39220	rush
KOMY	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Commelinidae	Cyperales	Cyperaceae	Kobresia	Kobresia myosuroides	40140	Bellardi bog sedge
LAMU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Lactuca	Lactuca muralis	36604
LAOC	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Larix	Larix occidentalis	183417	western larch
MOFI	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Lamiales	Lamiaceae	Monarda	Monarda fistulosa	32284	wild bergamot
OXOR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Geraniales	Oxalidaceae	Oxalis	Oxalis oregana	29091	redwood-sorrel
PEFR2	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Petasites	Petasites frigidus	36054	arctic sweet coltsfoot
PICEA	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Picea		18033	spruce
PIEN	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Picea	Picea engelmannii	183291	Engelmann spruce
PISI	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Picea	Picea sitchensis	183309	Sitka spruce
PICO	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus contorta	183327	lodgepole pine
PIFL	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus flexilis	183343	limber pine
PILA	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus lambertiana	183347	sugar pine
PIMO	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus monticola	26069	western white pine
PIPO	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus ponderosa	183346	ponderosa pine
POBA2	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Salicales	Salicaceae	Populus	Populus balsamifera	22453	balsam poplar
POTR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Salicales	Salicaceae	Populus	Populus tremuloides	195773	quaking aspen
POTR2	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Salicales	Salicaceae	Populus	Populus trichocarpa	195735	black cottonwood
PREM	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Rosales	Rosaceae	Prunus	Prunus emarginata	24776	bitter cherry
PSME	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pseudotsuga	Pseudotsuga menziesii	183424	Douglas-fir
PTAQ	Plantae	Polypodiophyta	Filicopsida		Polypodiales	Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium	Pteridium aquilinum	17224	western brackenfern
QUKE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Quercus	Quercus kelloggii	19366	California black oak
RHMA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Ericales	Ericaceae	Rhododendron	Rhododendron macrophyllum	23720	Pacific rhododendron
ROPS	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Fabales	Fabaceae	Robinia	Robinia pseudoacacia	504804	black locust
RUPA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Rosales	Rosaceae	Rubus	Rubus parviflorus	25007	thimbleberry
RUSP	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Rosales	Rosaceae	Rubus	Rubus spectabilis	25051	salmonberry
RUUR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Rosales	Rosaceae	Rubus	Rubus ursinus	25073	California blackberry
SALIX	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Salicales	Salicaceae	Salix		22476	willow
SESE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Senecio	Senecio serra	36182	tall ragwort
SOCA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Solidago	Solidago canadensis	36224	Canada goldenrod
SPPA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Spartina	Spartina patens	41271	saltmeadow cordgrass
THPL	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Cupressaceae	Thuja	Thuja plicata	18044	western red cedar
TRAE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Triticum	Triticum aestivum	42237	common wheat
TSHE	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Tsuga	Tsuga heterophylla	183400	western hemlock
TSME	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Tsuga	Tsuga mertensiana	183402	mountain hemlock
VACCI	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Ericales	Ericaceae	Vaccinium		23571	blueberry
VAPA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Ericales	Ericaceae	Vaccinium	Vaccinium parvifolium	23612	red huckleberry
CACH	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Chrysolepis	Castanopsis chrysophylla	19459	giant chinquapin
SMST	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Liliidae	Liliales	Liliaceae	Maianthemum	Smilacina stellata	43038
SEGI	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Taxodiaceae	Sequoiadendron	Sequoiadendron giganteum	183438	giant redwood
EPAN	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Myrtales	Onagraceae	Epilobium	Epilobium angustifolium	27284	Fireweed, Blooming Sally
ABBA	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Abies	Abies balsamea	18032	Balsam Fir
ACPE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Sapindales	Aceraceae	Acer	Acer pensylvanicum	28754	Striped Maple
ACSA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Sapindales	Aceraceae	Acer	Acer saccharum	28731	Sugar Maple
BEAL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Betula	Betula alleghaniensis	19481	Yellow Birch
BELU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Betula	Betula lutea	195208	Yellow Birch
COFL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Cornales	Cornaceae	Cornus	Cornus florida	27806	Flowering Dogwood
FAGR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae		Fagus grandifolia	19462	American Beech
FRAM	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Scrophulariales	Oleaceae	Fraxinus	Fraxinus americana	32931	White Ash
LIST	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae				Liquidambar styraciflua	19027	Sweetgum
LITU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Magnoliidae		Magnoliaceae	Liriodendron	Liriodendron tulipifera	18086	Tulip tree
OXAR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Dilleniidae	Ericales	Ericaceae		Oxydendrum arboreum	23690	Sourwood
PIGL	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Picea	Picea glauca	183294	White Spruce
PIMA	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Picea	Picea mariana	183287	Black Spruce
PIRE	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus resinosa	183375	Red Pine
PIST	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus strobus	183385	Eastern White Pine
PITA	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus taeda	18037	Loblolly Pine
QUAL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Quercus	Quercus alba	19290	White Oak
QUCO	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Quercus	Quercus coccinea	19288	Scarlet Oak
QUMA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Quercus	Quercus marilandica	19374	Blackjack Oak
QUPR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Quercus	Quercus prinus	19398	Chestnut Oak
QURU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Quercus	Quercus rubra	19408	Red Oak
ANSC	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Schizachyrium	Schizachyrium scoparium	42076	litte bluestem
CEGR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Rhamnales	Rhamnaceae	Ceanothus	Ceanothus greggii	28473	desert ceanothus
ASPI	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae				Aster pilosus	35630	hairy white oldfield aster
JURO	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Commelinidae	Juncales	Juncaceae	Juncus	Juncus roemerianus	39238
SPAL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Spartina	Spartina alterniflora	41267
LALA	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Larix	Larix laricina	183412
SORI	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Asterales	Asteraceae	Solidago	Solidago rigida	36297
STSP	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Achnatherum	Stipa spartea	42166
MYCE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Myricales	Myricaceae	Myrica	Myrica cerifera	19261
PIEL	Plantae	Coniferophyta	Pinopsida		Pinales	Pinaceae	Pinus	Pinus elliottii	18036	slash pine
CODR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Cornales	Cornaceae	Cornus	Cornus drummondii	27807
ALCR6	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Alnus	Alnus crispa	19469
COAM	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Betulaceae	Corylus	Corylus americana	19506
QUMU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales	Fagaceae	Quercus	Quercus muehlenbergii	504714
PAVI2	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Panicum	Panicum virgatum	40913
GYLU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Euphorbiales	Euphorbiaceae	Gymnanthes	Gymnanthes lucida	502845
CADE4	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Fagales		Castanea	Castanea dentata	19454
BIBI5	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Caryophyllidae	Polygonales	Polygonaceae	Polygonum	Polygonum bistortoides	20879
LATR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Sapindales	Zygophyllaceae	Larrea	Larrea tridentata	29051
CIDO	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Lamiales	Verbenaceae	Citharexylum	Citharexylum donnell-smithii	no tsn #
VOFE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Polygalales	Vochysiaceae	Vochysia	Vochysia ferraggenea	no tsn #
LECA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Fabales	Fabaceae	Lespedeza	Lespedeza capitata	25897
SONU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Sorghastrum	Sorghastrum nutans	42102
SAGL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Euphorbiales	Euphorbiaceae	Sapium	Sapium glandulosum	28396
MEVE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Magnoliidae	Ranunculales	Ranunculaceae	Meliosma	Meliosma vernicosa	no tsn #
PRGL2	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Fabales	Fabaceae	Prosopis	Prosopis glandulosa	26879
ANBL	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Andropogon	Bothriochloa bladhii	41484
ANSC1	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Andropogon	Andropogon scoparius	40451
COCY	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Liliopsida	Asteridae	Lamiales	Boraginaceae	Cordia	Cordia cymosa	no tsn #
BOGR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Bouteloua	Bouteloua gracilis	41493
BOER	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Bouteloua	Bouteloua eriopoda	41501
ACROT	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Rosales	Rosaceae	Acomastylis	Acomastylis rossii	182025
AMBR	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Ammophila	Ammophila breviligulata	40448
ANGE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida		Poales	Poaceae	Schizachyrium	Schizachyrium gerardi	no tsn #
GOBA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta					Gonystylus	Gonystylus bancanus	845842
FITU	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Urticales	Moraceae	Ficus	Ficus tuerckheimii	no tsn #
CARYA	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Hamamelididae	Juglandales	Juglandaceae	Carya		19223
MAOP	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Sapindales		Matayba	Matayba oppositifolia	516822
COOE	Plantae	Magnoliophyta	Magnoliopsida	Rosidae	Myrtales	Melastomataceae	Conostegia	Conostegia oerstendiana	no tsn #