An objective of this Assessing Burn Severity project was to form a spectral library of endmembers of the major surface components encountered on the wildfires we sampled in western Montana and eastern Washington mixed conifer forests, southern California chaparral, and interior Alaska spruce forest. In eastern Washington, we concentrated our spectral endmember collection on vegetation types:
- native green vegetation
- introduced green vegetation
- noxious green vegetation
- non-photosynthetic vegetation
We used the USDA PLANTS database (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service [USDA NRCS]. 2015. The PLANTS Database [Online]. National Plant Data Team. Greensboro, NC. Available: https://plants.usda.gov) to classify species as native, introduced, or noxious. A digital photo of the plant material, a graph of the plants spectral reflectance, and a downloadable ASCII flie of the actual spectrum is provided. We encourage users to download spectra for remote image analysis within these regions and vegetation types, both for burn severity and other applications.
- Native Species
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Scientific Name Common Name Classification Material Photo Spectral Graph ASCII Data Acer glabrum Rocky Mountain maple Native ACGLDO.jpg ACGLDO.jpg ACGLDO.txt Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Native/Introduced ACMI.jpg ACMI.jpg ACMI.txt Anaphalis margaritacea Western pearly everlasting Native ANMA.jpg ANMA.jpg ANMA.txt Anemone piperi Piper's anemone Native/Introduced ANEMONE.jpg ANEMONE.jpg ANEMONE.txt Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane Native APAN.jpg APAN.jpg APAN.txt Arnica cordifolia Heartleaf arnica Native ARCO.jpg ARCO.jpg ARCO.txt Bromus spp. Bromus grass Native/Introduced BROMUS.jpg BROMUS.jpg BROMUS.txt Chenopodium album Lambsquarters Native/Introduced CHAL.jpg CHAL.jpg CHAL.txt Cirsium undulatum Wavyleaf thistle Native CIUN.jpg CIUN.jpg CIUN.txt Collomia linearis Tinytrumpet Native COLI.jpg COLI.jpg COLI.txt Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye Native ELGL.jpg ELGL.jpg ELGL.txt Epilobium spp. Willowherb Native EPAN.jpg EPAN.jpg EPAN.txt Equisetum telmateia Giant horsetail Native EQTE.jpg EQTE.jpg EQTE.txt Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur-flower buckwheat Native ERUM.jpg ERUM.jpg ERUM.txt Fragaria vesca Woodland strawberry Native FRVE.jpg FRVE.jpg FRVE.txt Galium boreale Northern bedstraw Native GALIUM.jpg GALIUM.jpg GALIUM.txt Gaillardia aristata Blanketflower Native GAAR.jpg GAAR.jpg GAAR.txt Grindelia squarrosa Curlycup gumweed Native GRSQ.jpg GRSQ.jpg GRSQ.txt Heuchera grossulariifolia Gooseberryleaf alumroot Native HEGR.jpg HEGR.jpg HEGR.txt Hieracium albiflorum White hawkweed Native HIAL.jpg HIAL.jpg HIAL.txt Holodiscus discolor Oceanspray Native HODI.jpg HODI.jpg HODI.txt Hydrophyllum capitatum Ballhead waterleaf Native HYCA.jpg HYCA.jpg HYCA.txt Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) Schult. Prairie junegrass Native KOMA.jpg KOMA.jpg KOMA.txt Lappula occidentalis Flatspine stickseed Native LAPOC.jpg LAPOC.jpg LAPOC.txt Lomatium dissectum Fernleaf biscuitroot Native LODI.jpg LODI.jpg LODI.txt Lupinus spp. Lupine species Native LUPINE.jpg LUPINE.jpg LUPINE.txt Mahonia repens Creeping Oregon grape Native MARE.jpg MARE.jpg MARE.txt Montia parvifolia Littleleaf minerslettuce Native MOPA.jpg MOPA.jpg MOPA.txt Panicum capillare Witchgrass Native PACA.jpg PACA.jpg PACA.txt Penstemon spp. Penstemon species Native PEGL.jpg PEGL.jpg PEGL.txt Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine Native PIPO.jpg PIPO.jpg PIPO.txt Polemonium acutiflorum Tall Jacob’s-ladder Native POAC.jpg POAC.jpg POAC.txt Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Native PSME.jpg PSME.jpg PSME.txt Pteridium aquilinum Western brackenfern Native PTAQ.jpg PTAQ.jpg PTAQ.txt Ribes spp. Currants Native/Introduced RIBES.jpg RIBES.jpg RIBES.txt Rosa spp. Roses Native/Introduced ROSA.jpg ROSA.jpg ROSA.txt Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Native RUPA.jpg RUPA.jpg RUPA.txt Spiraea betulifolia White spirea Native SPBE.jpg SPBE.jpg SPBE.txt Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion Native/Introduced TAOF.jpg TAOF.jpg TAOF.txt Thalictrum occidentale Western meadow-rue Native THOC.jpg THOC.jpg THOC.txt -- Moss species Native MOSS.jpg MOSS.jpg MOSS.txt - Introduced Species
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Scientific Name Common Name Classification Material Photo Spectral Graph ASCII Data Alopecurus pratensis Meadow foxtail Introduced ALPR.jpg ALPR.jpg ALPR.txt Anthemis cotula Stinking chamomile Introduced ANCO.jpg ANCO.jpg ANCO.txt Atriplex patula Spear saltbush Introduced ATPA.jpg ATPA.jpg ATPA.txt Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass Introduced BRTE.jpg BRTE.jpg BRTE.txt Centaurea cyanus Garden cornflower Introduced CECY.jpg CECY.jpg CECY.txt Daucus carota Queen Anne's lace Introduced DACA.jpg DACA.jpg DACA.txt Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's teasel Introduced DIFU.jpg DIFU.jpg DIFU.txt Erodium cicutarium Redstem stork's bill Introduced ERCI.jpg ERCI.jpg ERCI.txt Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce Introduced LASE.jpg LASE.jpg LASE.txt Malva.spp Mallow Introduced MALLOW.jpg MALLOW.jpg MALLOW.txt Marrubium vulgare Horehound Introduced MAVU.jpg MAVU.jpg MAVU.txt Medicago sativa Alfalfa Introduced MESA.jpg MESA.jpg MESA.txt Polygonum aviculare Prostrate knotweed Introduced POAV.jpg POAV.jpg POAV.txt Rumex acetosella Common sheep sorrel Introduced RUAC.jpg RUAC.jpg RUAC.txt Rumex crispus Curly dock Introduced RUCR.jpg RUCR.jpg RUCR.txt Sisymbrium altissimum Tall tumblemustard Introduced SIAL.jpg SIAL.jpg SIAL.txt Tragopogon dubius Yellow salsify Introduced TRDU.jpg TRDU.jpg TRDU.txt Trifolium pratense Red clover Introduced TRPR.jpg TRPR.jpg TRPR.txt Trifolium spp. Clover Introduced CLOVER.jpg CLOVER.jpg CLOVER.txt Triticum aestivum Domestic wheat Introduced DOMWHT.jpg DOMWHT.jpg DOMWHT.txt Verbascum thapsus Common mullein Introduced VETH.jpg VETH.jpg VETH.txt Vicia villosa Winter vetch Introduced VIVI.jpg VIVI.jpg VIVI.txt - Noxious Species
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Scientific Name Common Name Classification Material Photo Spectral Graph ASCII Data Bassia scoparia Burningbush Noxious (B) BASC.jpg BASC.jpg BASC.txt Centaurea diffusa Diffuse knapweed - leaves Noxious (B) CEDI.jpg CEDI.txt CEDI.txt Centaurea diffusa Diffuse knapweed - flowers Noxious (B) CEDI_FLR.jpg CEDI_FLR.txt CEDI_FLR.txt Centaurea solstitialis Yellow star-thistle - leaves Noxious (B) CESO.jpg CESO.jpg CESO.txt Centaurea solstitialis Yellow star-thistle - flowers Noxious (B) CESO_FLR.jpg CESO_FLR.jpg CESO_FLR.txt Centaurea stoebe Spotted knapweed Noxious (B) CEST.jpg CEST.jpg CEST.txt Chondrilla juncea Rush skeletonweed Noxious (B) CHJU.jpg CHJU.jpg CHJU.txt Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Noxious (C) CIAR.jpg CIAR.jpg CIAR.txt Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed Noxious (C) COAR.jpg COAR.jpg COAR.txt Cynoglossum officinale Gypsyflower or hound’s tongue Noxious (B) CYOF.jpg CYOF.jpg CYOF.txt Hypericum perforatum Common St. Johnswort Noxious (C) HYPE.jpg HYPE.jpg HYPE.txt Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye daisy Noxious (B) LEVU.jpg LEVU.jpg LEVU.txt Potentilla recta Sulfur cinquefoil Noxious (B) PORE.jpg PORE.jpg PORE.txt - Non-Photosynthetic
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Scientific Name Common Name Classification State Material Photo Spectral Graph ASCII Data Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass Introduced Senesced BRTE.jpg BRTE.jpg BRTE.txt Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's teasel Introduced Senesced DIFU.jpg DIFU.jpg DIFU.txt Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine Introduced Scorched PIPO.jpg PIPO.jpg PIPO.txt Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Native Scorched PSME.jpg PSME.jpg PSME.txt -- Woodstraw Introduced Dried Woodstraw.jpg Woodstraw.jpg Woodstraw.txt