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EA:  VEGETATION_TYPE

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1508

Concept definition: The type of <VEGETATION>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B: VEG]
Supplemental references:  

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
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VEGETATION_TYPE AGRI_SCATTERED_FORESTS <CROP_LAND> is the predominant <VEGETATION> with 25 percent to 50 percent of the <REGION> covered with scattered <FOREST>s or rows of <TREE>s; agriculture scattered forests. 1 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:5]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE AGRI_SCATTERED_TREES <CROP_LAND> is the predominant <VEGETATION> with 25 percent to 50 percent of the <REGION> covered with scattered <TREE>s or rows of <TREE>s; agriculture scattered trees. 2 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:57]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE ALMOND Almond <TREE>. 3 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:42] [SOED, "almond-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE ALPINE_TUNDRA Alpine <TUNDRA>. 4 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:65]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE APPLE Apple <TREE>. 5 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:40] [SOED, "apple-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE ARTEMISIA Artemisia. 6 [SOED, "artemisia"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE ASH Ash <TREE>. 7 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:47] [SOED, "ash-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE BAMBOO <BAMBOO>. 8      
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VEGETATION_TYPE BEECH Beech. 9 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:28] [SOED, "beech"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE BIRCH Birch. 10 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:46] [SOED, "birch", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE BLACK_SPRUCE A small spruce <TREE> of boggy tracts of north-eastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage and having blue-green needles and small egg-shaped cones; black spruce [AHD, "black spruce"]. 11  
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VEGETATION_TYPE BOG <BOG>. 12      
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VEGETATION_TYPE BRUSH_LAND_MEDIUM_TO-
_DENSE
<BRUSH_LAND> where the <PLANT> density covers from 50 to 100 percent of the <LAND>; brush land medium to dense. 13 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:54]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE BRUSH_LAND_OPEN_TO_MEDIUM <BRUSH_LAND> where the <PLANT> density covers from 5 to 50 percent of the <LAND>; brush land open to medium. 14 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:53]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE CAROB Carob. 15 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:41] [SOED, "carob", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE CASUARINA Casuarina. 16 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:11] [SOED, "casuarina"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE CHESTNUT Chestnut. 17 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:36] [SOED, "chestnut tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE CITRUS Citrus. 18 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:43] [SOED, "citrus"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE CONIFER Conifer. 19 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:12] [SOED, "conifer"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE CORK_OAK Cork-oak. 20 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:26] [SOED, "cork-oak"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE CRANBERRY Cranberry tree. 21 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:6] [SOED, "cranberry-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE CYPRESS Cypress. 22 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:38] [SOED, "cypress", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE DECIDUOUS_UNSPECIFIED Unspecified deciduous <VEGETATION>. 23 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:24]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE DRY_CROPS Crops grown in moist or dry conditions that are generally free of other <VEGETATION> (except near <FENCE>s or <HEDGEROW>s), such as grains, tubers, legumes, and vegetables; dry crops. 24 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:1]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE ELM Elm. 25 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:44] [SOED, "elm", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE EUCALYPTUS Eucalyptus. 26 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:29] [SOED, "eucalyptus", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE EVERGREEN_UNSPECIFIED Unspecified evergreen <VEGETATION>. 27 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:25]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE FILAO A variety of tropical or sub-tropical <TREE>; filao. 28 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:18] [S57A, Attribute, CATVEG:22]
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VEGETATION_TYPE FIR Fir. 29 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:27] [SOED, "fir", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE FOREST_CLEARING Forest clearing. 30 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:52]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE GARDEN Garden. 31 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:66] [SOED, "garden", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE GRASS <GRASS>. 32      
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VEGETATION_TYPE GRASSLAND <GRASSLAND>. 33      
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VEGETATION_TYPE GRASSLAND_SCATTERED-
_TREES
<<<GRASSLAND>>> with scattered <TREE>s. 34 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:9]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE GROVE Grove. 35 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:20] [SOED, "grove"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE HARDWOOD Hardwood. 36 [SOED, "hardwood tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE HAZEL Hazel. 37 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:48] [SOED, "hazel", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE HEATH Heath. 38 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:67] [SOED, "heath", 2]
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VEGETATION_TYPE ILEX Ilex. 39 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:45] [SOED, "ilex", 2]
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VEGETATION_TYPE JOSHUA_TREE Joshua <TREE>. 40 [SOED, "Joshua", 2]
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VEGETATION_TYPE KELP Kelp. 41 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:60] [S57A, Attribute, CATWED:1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE LARCH Larch. 42 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:37] [SOED, "larch", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE MAIZE Maize. 43 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:23] [SOED, "corn", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE MANGROVE Mangrove. 44 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:19] [SOED, "mangrove", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE MAPLE Maple. 45 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:33] [SOED, "maple", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE MARSH <MARSH>. 46      
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VEGETATION_TYPE MIXED_CROPS A mixture of arable crops. 47 PR [S57A, Attribute, CATVEG:10]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE MIXED_DECIDUOUS In addition to broadleaf deciduous <TREE>s, also includes deciduous conifers (for example: Dawn, Redwood, and Larch species); mixed deciduous. 48 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:49]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE MIXED_TREES Contains both evergreen coniferous and deciduous <TREE>s in proportions varying between 40 and 60 percent; mixed trees. 49 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:50]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE MOSS Moss. 50 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:59] [SOED, "moss", 3]
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VEGETATION_TYPE MOUNTAIN_BIRCH Betula pubescens, subspecies Czerepanovii; mountain birch. 51 IR [SMMB]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE NIPA_PALM Nipa palm. 52 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:16] [SOED, "nipa", 2]
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VEGETATION_TYPE NON_TREED Herb or shrub; non-treed. 53 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:51]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE OAK Oak. 54 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:30] [SOED, "oak", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE OLIVE Olive <TREE>. 55 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:35] [SOED, "olive-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE PALM Palm <TREE>. 56 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:17] [SOED, "palm-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE PEACH Peach <TREE>. 57 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:39] [SOED, "peach-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE PEAT Peat. 58 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:7] [SOED, "peat", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE PINE Pine. 59 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:31] [SOED, "pine", n2 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE POPLAR Poplar. 60 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:34] [SOED, "poplar", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE REED Reed. 61 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:58] [SOED, "reed", 2]
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VEGETATION_TYPE RHANTERIUM A perennial, dwarf shrub of south-west Asia that provides natural salts and has long roots reach down into the <SOIL> in search of water; rhanterium. 62 IR [DIB]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE RICE_FIELD <RICE_FIELD>. 63     [FACC, Annex B, VEG:4]
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VEGETATION_TYPE SARGASSUM Sargassum. 64 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:63] [SOED, "sargassum"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE SEAWEED <SEAWEED>. 66      
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VEGETATION_TYPE SEA_GRASS Sea-grass. 65 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:62] [S57A, Attribute, CATWED:3]
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VEGETATION_TYPE SWAMP <SWAMP>. 67      
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VEGETATION_TYPE SWAMP_DECIDUOUS A <<<SWAMP>>> where more than 60 percent of the <TREE>s are of <<TREE_TYPE>> "deciduous"; swamp deciduous. 68 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.g.2, "Deciduous Swamp"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SWAMP_EVERGREEN A <<<SWAMP>>> where more than 60 percent of the <TREE>s are of <<TREE_TYPE>> "evergreen"; swamp evergreen. 69 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.g.1, "Evergreen/Coniferous Swamp"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SWAMP_MANGROVE A <<<SWAMP>>> with a dense growth of <TREE>s with tangled aerial roots usually found along seacoasts and banks of tidewater streams in tropical and semi-tropical <REGION>s; swamp mangrove. 70 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.g.4, "Mangrove Swamp"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SWAMP_MIXED A <<<SWAMP>>> that contains <TREE>s of <<TREE_TYPE>>s "evergreen" and "deciduous" in proportions varying between 40 and 60 percent; swamp mixed. 71 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.g.3, "Mixed Swamp"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SYSTEMATIC_DECIDUOUS-
_PLANTING
A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> where less than 40 percent of the <TREE>s retain their foliage throughout the year; systematic deciduous planting. This vegetation type includes both broadleaf and coniferous/deciduous <TREE>s. 72 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.d.2, "Deciduous Orchard/Plantation/Nursery"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SYSTEMATIC_EVERGREEN-
_PLANTING
A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> where more than 60 percent of the <TREE>s retain their foliage throughout the year; systematic evergreen planting. This vegetation type includes both broadleaf and evergreen coniferous <TREE>s. 73 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.d.1, "Evergreen/Coniferous Orchard/Plantation/Nursery"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SYSTEMATIC_MIXED_PLANTING A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> that contains both evergreen coniferous and deciduous <TREE>s in proportions varying between 40 to 60 percent; systematic mixed planting. 74 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.d.3, "Mixed Orchard/Plantation/Nursery"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SYSTEMATIC_PALM_PLANTING A <<<SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING>>> that contains <<<PALM>>>s. 75 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.d.4, "Palm Orchard/Plantation/Nursery"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE SYSTEMATIC_PLANTING A <SYSTEMATIC_TREE_PLANTING> of rows of evenly spaced perennial <TREE>s, generally free of underbrush and vines, yielding commercial products exclusive of timber (for example: nuts, spices, and/or fruits). 76 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.d, "Commercially Treed Areas"]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE TROPICAL_GRASS Tropical <GRASS>. 77 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:10]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE TUNDRA <TUNDRA>. 78      
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VEGETATION_TYPE TUNDRA_BRUSH_SHRUB Brush or shrub <<<TUNDRA>>>. 79 IR [PTADB, Appendix I, 30.2.2.a.2, "Brush (shrub) Tundra"] [FACC, Annex B, VEG]
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VEGETATION_TYPE TUNDRA_HERBACEOUS Herbaceous <<<TUNDRA>>>. 80 IR [PTADB, Appendix I, 30.2.2.a.3, "Herbaceous"] [FACC, Annex B, VEG]
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VEGETATION_TYPE TUNDRA_WET Wet <<<TUNDRA>>>. 81 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:64]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE VINEYARDS_HOPS_GINSENG A field containing vertical protective <STRUCTURE>s with <<HEIGHT_AGL>> less than or equal to 3 metres, placed in a regularly spaced pattern, usually rows, supporting <VEGETATION> (for example: vines, hops, ginseng, and/or juvenile <TREE>s) with supported shading <STRUCTURE>s. 82 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.j, "Vineyards/Hops/Ginseng"] [FACC, Annex B, VEG]
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VEGETATION_TYPE WALNUT Walnut tree. 83 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:32] [SOED, "walnut-tree"]
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VEGETATION_TYPE WET_CROPS Wet crops. 84 IR [PTADB, 3.15.2.1.2.a.2, "Wet Crops"] [FACC, Annex B, VEG]
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VEGETATION_TYPE WHEAT Wheat. 85 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:22] [SOED, "wheat", 1]
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VEGETATION_TYPE WITHOUT_TREES Not including <TREE>s; without trees. 87 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:56]  
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VEGETATION_TYPE WITH_TREES Including <TREE>s; with trees. 86 IR [FACC, Annex B, VEG:55] [S57A, Attribute, CATVEG:13]

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