Appendix C. Tables showing (1) plant genera and (2) plant species identified on latrine sites and non-latrine sites on Yellowstone Lake and tributary streams; and (3) number of occurrences of selected plant genera on latrine and non-latrine sites, including only those genera with statistically significant or marginally significant P values at α = 0.05 (Fisher exact test).
TABLE C1. Plant genera identified on latrine sites and non-latrine sites on Yellowstone Lake and tributary streams, 25 June to 1 August 2003. The symbol (n) represents the number of occurrences for each genus out of 66 latrine sites and 86 non-latrine sites.
| Abies sp. | 21 | Lupinus sp. | 23 | Abies sp. | 16 | Maianthemum sp. | 4 | |||
| Achillea sp. | 32 | Maianthemum sp. | 6 | Achillea sp. | 44 | Mentha sp. | 15 | |||
| Aconitum sp. | 3 | Mentha sp. | 17 | Aconitum sp. | 2 | Mertensia sp. | 9 | |||
| Actaea sp. | 8 | Mertensia sp. | 13 | Actaea sp. | 3 | Mimulus sp. | 4 | |||
| Allium sp. | 2 | Mimulus sp. | 2 | Allium sp. | 3 | Pedicularis sp. | 1 | |||
| Alnus sp. | 12 | Osmorhiza sp. | 2 | Alnus sp. | 9 | Penstemon sp. | 4 | |||
| Antennaria sp. | 17 | Penstemon sp. | 5 | Anaphalis sp. | 1 | Pentaphylloides sp. | 1 | |||
| Aquilegia sp. | 2 | Phacelia sp. | 3 | Angelica sp. | 1 | Phacelia sp. | 10 | |||
| Arctostaphylos sp. | 5 | Phlox sp. | 2 | Antennaria sp. | 20 | Phlox sp. | 2 | |||
| Argentina sp. | 3 | Picea sp. | 35 | Aquilegia sp. | 6 | Picea sp. | 27 | |||
| Arnica sp. | 26 | Pinus sp. | 62 | Arctostaphylos sp. | 9 | Pinus sp. | 68 | |||
| Artemisia sp. | 15 | Platanthera sp. | 3 | Argentina sp. | 8 | Plantago sp. | 2 | |||
| Astragalus sp. | 7 | Polemonium sp. | 5 | Arnica sp. | 27 | Platanthera sp. | 1 | |||
| Balsamorhiza sp. | 1 | Populus sp. | 2 | Artemisia sp. | 21 | Polemonium sp. | 8 | |||
| Carduus sp. | 1 | Potentilla sp. | 23 | Astragalus sp. | 14 | Polygonum sp. | 2 | |||
| Carex sp. | 47 | Prosartes sp. | 1 | Brassica sp. | 1 | Populus sp. | 4 | |||
| Castilleja sp. | 7 | Prunus sp. | 1 | Carduus sp. | 3 | Potentilla sp. | 25 | |||
| Cerastium sp. | 1 | Pseudotsuga sp. | 3 | Carex sp. | 52 | Prunella sp. | 2 | |||
| Chamerion sp. | 42 | Pyrola sp. | 6 | Castilleja sp. | 9 | Pseudotsuga sp. | 1 | |||
| Cirsium sp. | 10 | Ranunculus sp. | 1 | Cerastium sp. | 1 | Pyrola sp. | 8 | |||
| Collomia sp. | 2 | Ribes sp. | 16 | Chamerion sp. | 39 | Pyrrocoma sp. | 2 | |||
| Crepis sp. | 2 | Rorippa sp. | 2 | Chrysothamnus sp. | 1 | Ranunculus sp. | 2 | |||
| Cystopteris sp. | 4 | Rosa sp. | 1 | Cirsium sp. | 15 | Ribes sp. | 12 | |||
| Delphinium sp. | 1 | Rubus sp. | 5 | Collomia sp. | 4 | Rorippa sp. | 1 | |||
| Descurainia sp. | 1 | Rumex sp. | 1 | Cystopteris sp. | 2 | Rosa sp. | 5 | |||
| Epilobium sp. | 25 | Salix sp. | 8 | Delphinium sp. | 1 | Rubus sp. | 3 | |||
| Equisetum sp. | 30 | Saxifraga sp. | 2 | Descurainia sp. | 1 | Rumex sp. | 3 | |||
| Eriophyllum sp. | 1 | Sedum sp. | 5 | Epilobium sp. | 27 | Salix sp. | 12 | |||
| Fragaria sp. | 37 | Senecio sp. | 4 | Equisetum sp. | 26 | Sambucus sp. | 1 | |||
| Frasera sp. | 2 | Stellaria sp. | 3 | Ericameria sp. | 2 | Saxifraga sp. | 5 | |||
| Galium sp. | 6 | Streptopus sp. | 3 | Eriophyllum sp. | 1 | Sedum sp. | 8 | |||
| Gayophytum sp. | 1 | Symphoricarpos sp. | 6 | Fragaria sp. | 49 | Senecio sp. | 11 | |||
| Geranium sp. | 12 | Symphyotrichum sp. | 24 | Frasera sp. | 1 | Shepherdia sp. | 8 | |||
| Geum sp. | 5 | Taraxacum sp. | 22 | Galium sp. | 3 | Solidago sp. | 2 | |||
| Hedysarum sp. | 4 | Thalictrum sp. | 2 | Gayophytum sp. | 1 | Streptopus sp. | 1 | |||
| Heracleum sp. | 4 | Trifolium sp. | 7 | Gentianopsis sp. | 2 | Symphoricarpos sp. | 5 | |||
| Juncus sp. | 2 | Urtica sp. | 1 | Geranium sp. | 14 | Symphyotrichum sp. | 39 | |||
| Juniperus sp. | 13 | Vaccinium sp. | 23 | Geum sp. | 7 | Taraxacum sp. | 34 | |||
| Ledum sp. | 1 | Valeriana sp. | 1 | Hedysarum sp. | 10 | Thalictrum sp. | 9 | |||
| Lepidium sp. | 1 | Veronica sp. | 2 | Heracleum sp. | 4 | Tragopogon sp. | 1 | |||
| Linnaea sp. | 1 | Viguiera sp. | 1 | Juniperus sp. | 14 | Trifolium sp. | 10 | |||
| Lonicera sp. | 4 | Viola sp. | 3 | Ledum sp. | 2 | Vaccinium sp. | 11 | |||
| unknown | 19 | Ligusticum sp. | 1 | Veronica sp. | 2 | |||||
| Lonicera sp. | 8 | Viguiera sp. | 1 | |||||||
| Lupinus sp. | 33 | Xerophyllum sp. | 1 | |||||||
| unknown | 16 |
TABLE C2. Plant species identified on latrine sites and non-latrine sites on Yellowstone Lake and tributary streams, 25 June to 1 August 2003. The symbol (n) represents the number of occurrences for each genus out of 66 latrine sites and 86 non-latrine sites.
| Abies lasiocarpa | 25 | Lonicera utahensis | 3 | Abies lasiocarpa | 16 | Lupinus argenteus | 33 | |||
| Achillea millefolium | 40 | Lupinus argenteus | 29 | Achillea millefolium | 44 | Mentha arvensis | 15 | |||
| Aconitum columbianum | 7 | Mentha arvensis | 23 | Aconitum columbianum | 2 | Mertensia ciliata | 1 | |||
| Actaea rubra | 10 | Mertensia alpina | 1 | Actaea rubra | 3 | Mimulus guttatus | 3 | |||
| Alnus incana | 13 | Mertensia ciliata | 4 | Alnus incana | 9 | Mimulus lewisii | 1 | |||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | 5 | Mimulus guttatus | 2 | Anaphalis margaritacea | 1 | Penstemon procerus | 2 | |||
| Argentina anserina | 4 | Packera pseudaurea | 1 | Antennaria pulcherrima | 1 | Penstemon rydbergii | 1 | |||
| Arnica cordifolia | 7 | Pedicularis racemosa | 1 | Aquilegia flavescens | 1 | Pentaphylloides floribunda | 1 | |||
| Arnica longifolia | 2 | Penstemon montanus | 1 | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | 9 | Phacelia hastata | 5 | |||
| Artemisia cana | 10 | Penstemon rydbergii | 1 | Argentina anserina | 8 | Phacelia sericea | 1 | |||
| Artemisia tridentata | 6 | Phacelia franklinii | 1 | Arnica cordifolia | 4 | Picea engelmannii | 27 | |||
| Balsamorhiza sagittata | 1 | Phacelia hastata | 2 | Arnica longifolia | 7 | Pinus contorta | 53 | |||
| Carduus nutans | 1 | Picea engelmannii | 43 | Artemisia cana | 10 | Pinus flexilis | 15 | |||
| Cerastium arvense | 1 | Picea pungens | 2 | Artemisia tridentata | 11 | Platanthera stricta | 1 | |||
| Chamerion angustifolium | 54 | Pinus contorta | 62 | Brassica rapa | 1 | Polygonum aviculare | 2 | |||
| Cicuta maculata | 1 | Pinus flexilis | 17 | Carduus nutans | 3 | Populus angustifolia | 2 | |||
| Cirsium scariosum | 1 | Platanthera stricta | 4 | Cerastium arvense | 1 | Populus tremuloides | 2 | |||
| Collomia linearis | 2 | Populus tremuloides | 2 | Chamerion angustifolium | 39 | Potentilla diversifolia | 10 | |||
| Cystopteris fragilis | 6 | Potentilla diversifolia | 9 | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | 1 | Potentilla gracilis | 1 | |||
| Descurainia sophia | 1 | Potentilla norvegica | 2 | Cirsium scariosum | 1 | Potentilla norvegica | 2 | |||
| Epilobium ciliatum | 36 | Prosartes trachycarpa | 1 | Collomia linearis | 1 | Prunella vulgaris | 2 | |||
| Eriophyllum lanatum | 1 | Prunus virginiana | 1 | Cystopteris fragilis | 2 | Pseudotsuga menziesii | 1 | |||
| Frasera speciosa | 2 | Pseudotsuga menziesii | 3 | Descurainia sophia | 1 | Ranunculus eschscholtzii | 1 | |||
| Galium trifidum | 2 | Pyrola asarifolia | 2 | Epilobium ciliatum | 27 | Rumex acetosella | 1 | |||
| Gayophytum ramosissimum | 1 | Ranunculus acris | 1 | Ericameria discoidea | 2 | Rumex salicifolius | 2 | |||
| Gentianopsis detonsa | 3 | Sambucus racemosa | 1 | Eriophyllum lanatum | 1 | Sambucus racemosa | 1 | |||
| Geranium richardsonii | 16 | Sedum lanceolatum | 3 | Frasera speciosa | 1 | Senecio integerrimus | 1 | |||
| Geum macrophyllum | 10 | Senecio triangularis | 12 | Gayophytum ramosissimum | 1 | Senecio triangularis | 6 | |||
| Geum triflorum | 1 | Stellaria borealis | 1 | Gentianopsis detonsa | 2 | Shepherdia canadensis | 8 | |||
| Heracleum sphondylium | 5 | Streptopus amplexifolius | 4 | Geranium richardsonii | 5 | Streptopus amplexifolius | 1 | |||
| Juniperus communis | 16 | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | 8 | Geum macrophyllum | 7 | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | 5 | |||
| Ledum glandulosum | 1 | Thalictrum occidentale | 2 | Heracleum sphondylium | 4 | Symphyotrichum foliaceum | 2 | |||
| Lepidium densiflorum | 1 | Urtica dioica | 1 | Juniperus communis | 14 | Thalictrum occidentale | 1 | |||
| Linnaea borealis | 1 | Vaccinium scoparium | 30 | Ledum glandulosum | 2 | Tragopogon dubius | 1 | |||
| Lonicera involucrata | 4 | Viguiera multiflora | 1 | Ligusticum filicinum | 1 | Vaccinium scoparium | 11 | |||
| Lonicera involucrata | 6 | Viguiera multiflora | 1 | |||||||
| Lonicera utahensis | 2 | Xerophyllum tenax | 1 |
TABLE C3. Number of occurrences of selected plant genera on latrine (n = 66) and non-latrine (n = 84) sites on Yellowstone Lake and tributary streams, summer 2003. List includes only those genera with statistically significant or marginally significant P values at α = 0.05 (Fisher exact test). Pairwise comparisons were made between n = 84 genera on latrines and n = 90 genera on non-latrines. Refer to Table C1 for list of genera.
Number of Occurrences |
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Genus |
Latrine |
Non-latrine |
P value |
Actaea sp. |
10 |
3 |
0.04 |
Chamerion sp. |
54 |
39 |
0.02 |
Equisetum sp. |
42 |
26 |
0.01 |
Picea sp. |
43 |
27 |
0.01 |
Ribes sp. |
21 |
12 |
0.06 |
Shepherdia sp. |
0 |
8 |
0.00 |
Vaccinium sp. |
30 |
11 |
0.00 |