| RecYear | | Physical quantity | The year of data were collected |
| Season | | Nominal | The season of data were collected |
| Date | | Date/time | The date of data were collected |
| Site | | Nominal | Site name |
| Block | | Physical quantity | Block number |
| Plot | | Physical quantity | Plot number |
| Subplot | | Nominal | Subplot letter (A-Z), default value is 'A'. Other values may not be unique between sites. |
| Sppnum | | Physical quantity | Species number from NUT species list. |
| Taxa | | Nominal | Taxa associated with cover value |
| Cover | | Physical quantity | Percent cover of taxa (0-100) |