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Using a standardised, plot-based protocol, permanent 10 m \u00d7 10 m plots were established at approximately 200 m elevation steps, each plot subdivided into four 5 m \u00d7 5 m subplots. All vascular taxa were recorded per subplot and cover was assigned using the Braun-Blanquet Ordinal Transform Value (OTV), a scale based on a geometric series, that assigns a numeric value (1\u20139) to each Braun\u2013Blanquet category.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>We established 58 permanent plots across the four Azorean islands, resulting in 232 event records at the subplot level (eventID) and 2,539 occurrence records (occurrenceID), spanning 58 families, 92 genera, 109 species and five subspecies of vascular plants. Amongst these taxa, 44 are Azorean endemics, 40 are native non-endemic and 30 are introduced (of which 17 are invasive). 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