BADL.7
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	BADL.7
Author Observation Code	BADL.7
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	43.779573834 º
Longitude	-102.094110219 º
Author Location	BADL -- North Unit
Location Narrative	This plot is located 2 miles due south of the Prairie Winds Overlook.
State or Province	South Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Wall SE area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: South Dakota
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	784.250398807939 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	badlands
Rock Type	sedimentary, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	The plot occurs on a erosional plain that collects sediment deposits from Badland formation run-off. -- (none)
Representativeness	This plot is representative of the sparse shrub community regularly occurring on the clayey out-wash
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	70 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Aug-1997
Observation End Date	06-Aug-1997
Project	Badlands National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The area in and around the plot supports very sparse patches of vegetation.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh Eriogonum pauciflorum fewflower buckwheat Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh **   Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh Eriogonum pauciflorum fewflower buckwheat Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 2 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus **   Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. Salsola kali ssp. tragus Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. Salsola kali ssp. tragus Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 30 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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