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ButteCo_1
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.ob.28254.BUTTECO1
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? ButteCo_1
Author Observation Code ? ButteCo_1
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 44.8671 º
Longitude ? -103.89 º
Author Location ? Mud Buttes
Location Narrative ? On ridge located ca. 200 yards W of Old Hwy 85 & W of Highline poles. Ca. 15 miles N of Belle Fourche River where Old Hwy 85 intersects new Hwy 85.
State or Province ? South Dakota
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: South Dakota
county: Butte
quadrangle: Mud Buttes
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 100
Placement Method ? Representative
Permanence ? not permanent
Layout Narrative ? 10m X 10m plot on cardinal directions.
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 969.263998526719 m
Slope Aspect ? 225 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? High slope
Landform ? hillslope bedrock outcrop
Landscape Narrative ? Semi-arid, saline-upland rangesite/ecological site. Active erosion on these mostly barren shale outcrops with thin veneer of clayey soils. -- Mostly native landscape in rangeland of mixedgrass prairie, sagebrush steppe, & badland outcrops.
Representativeness ? Plot is representative of the dwarf Atriplex scrub that inhabits the mostly barren shale in this Mud
Soil Drainage ? Excessively drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Name Other ? Shaley clay over shale
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 02-Jul-2008
Observation End Date ? 02-Jul-2008
Project ? Misc plots from nw SD
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Method Narrative ? Selected to be representative of area vegetation.
Taxon Observation Area ? 100
Cover Dispersion ? Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Plot Quality Fields: 
--no data--
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Growthform1 Type ? Other/unknown
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. Alyssum alyssoides pale madwort Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. **   Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. Alyssum alyssoides pale madwort Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. **   Herbaceous         -1 -none-
2 Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica woolly plantain Plantago patagonica Jacq. **   Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica woolly plantain Plantago patagonica Jacq. **   Herbaceous         -1 -none-
3 Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh Eriogonum pauciflorum fewflower buckwheat Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh **   Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh Eriogonum pauciflorum fewflower buckwheat Eriogonum pauciflorum Pursh **   Herbaceous         -1 -none-
4 Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. Musineon divaricatum leafy wildparsley Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. **   Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. Musineon divaricatum leafy wildparsley Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Raf. **   Herbaceous         -1 -none-
5 Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Allium textile textile onion Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Allium textile textile onion Allium textile A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous         -1 -none-
6 Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. Suaeda nigra Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. **   Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. **   Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. Suaeda nigra Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. **   Suaeda nigra J.F. Macbr. **   Herbaceous
10 %
        -none-
7 Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve Pseudoroegneria spicata bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve **   Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve Pseudoroegneria spicata bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve **   Herbaceous
4 %
        -none-
8 Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
9 Iva axillaris Pursh Iva axillaris Pursh Iva axillaris povertyweed Iva axillaris Pursh **   Iva axillaris Pursh Iva axillaris povertyweed Iva axillaris Pursh **   Herbaceous
1 %
        -none-
10 Oonopsis multicaulis (Nutt.) Greene Oonopsis multicaulis (Nutt.) Greene Oonopsis multicaulis branched false goldenweed Oonopsis multicaulis (Nutt.) Greene **   Oonopsis multicaulis (Nutt.) Greene Oonopsis multicaulis branched false goldenweed Oonopsis multicaulis (Nutt.) Greene **   Herbaceous
0.1 %
        -none-
11 Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray **   Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray **   Herbaceous
0.1 %
        -none-
12 Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. Atriplex gardneri Gardner's saltbush Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. **   Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. Atriplex gardneri Gardner's saltbush Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr. **   Dwarf Shrub
30 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous   0.5 m 20 %
Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 30 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Ode, D.J. Not specified/Unknown
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Atriplex gardneri / Pascopyrum smithii Dwarf-shrubland       no
NPS


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Clay                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Animal, general   Livestock present but have limited impact to these sparsely vegetated sites where they spend little time. Wildlife observed in area include mule deer, pronghorn, white-tailed jackrabbits,
unknown   Active erosion on these mostly barren shale exposures.


User Defined Values
Cowardin System Upland
Cowardin System Riverine