"SAMPLE_TYPE"	"COLUMN_NAME"	"LABEL"	"LEGAL_VALUES"
"PTVER"	"DATE_COL"	"Date site was visited"	
"PLANT"	"FQAI_ALL_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Floristic Quality Index with all species. Sum(CC)/sqrt(N) where CC is coefficient of conservatism, N is number of species"	
"PLANT"	"N_ANNUAL_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for ANNUAL Richness (Species with annual life cycle duration)"	
"PLANT"	"N_TOL_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Number (Richness) Tolerant Species; C <= 4"	
"PLANT"	"PCTN_ISEN_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for % Number (Richness) Intermediate Sensitivity Species C= 5 to 6"	
"PLANT"	"PCTN_MONOCOT_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for MONOCOT percent richness"	
"PLANT"	"PCTN_NATSPP_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Percent of total number of native species observed in all 100-m2 plots native"	
"PLANT"	"PCTN_OBL_FACW_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Facultative Wet and Obligate percent richness"	
"DESIGN"	"PSTL_CODE"	"State two letter postal code for site sampled. 50 state postal codes plus AS, MP, GU, PR, VI for American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Marianas, Guam, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.  No missing or \"blank\" values allowed."	
	"PUBLICATION_DATE"	"Date of data file publication"	
"PLANT"	"RFREQ_NATSPP_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Relative frequency of native species as a percent of total frequency (sum of all species)"	
"PLANT"	"RIMP_NATSPP_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Mean relative importance ((RFREQ + XRCOV)/2) of all native species"	
"DESIGN"	"SITE_ID"	"Unique Site ID for the study and design cycle sampled. Preferred form is NWCnn_MM-xxxxx  where  nn is current cycle year (11, 16, 21), MM is two letter state code, and xxxxx is between 10001 and 99999.  No missing or \"blank\" values allowed."	
	"UID"	"Unique site visit ID"	
	"UNIQUE_ID"	"Unique site ID based on location that does not depend on year sampled or any other factor. Form is NWC_ss_nnnnn  where ss state and nnnnn is number that starts at 10001.   No missing or \"blank\" values allowed. NA"	
"PLANT"	"VEGCOND_2016"	"NWCA 2016 Vegetation Condition Class based on VMMI_2016"	
"PTVER"	"VISIT_NO"	"Visit Number"	"|R|1|2"
"PLANT"	"VMMI_2016"	"NWCA 2016 Vegetation Multimetric Index Score"	
"PLANT"	"XCOV_WD_FINE_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Mean Cover of fine woody debris (< 5cm diameter)"	
"PLANT"	"XC_ALL_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Mean Coefficient of Conservatism with all species "	
"PLANT"	"XRCOV_FORB_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Mean relative FORB cover"	
"PLANT"	"XRCOV_GRAMINOID_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Mean realtive GRAMINOID cover"	
"PLANT"	"XRCOV_HTOL_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Relative Mean Cover Highly Toleraant Species; C<=2"	
"PLANT"	"XRCOV_MONOCOTS_NAT_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Mean relative cover of Native MONOCOT species"	
"PLANT"	"XRCOV_NATSPP_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Mean relative cover of all Native species or lowest taxonomic unit across 100-m2 plots as a percentage of total cover"	
"PLANT"	"XRCOV_SEN_SC16"	"NWCA 2016 VMMI metric score for Relative  Mean Cover Sensitive Species; C >=7"