AGFO.28
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	AGFO.28
Author Observation Code	AGFO.28
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	42.425622432 º
Longitude	-103.730020554 º
Author Location	AGFO
Location Narrative	ca. 10m W of willow thicket on N side of Niobrara River ca. 120m N of footbridge
State or Province	Nebraska
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Nebraska area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1344.16799795686 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	flood plain
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Colluvial
Landscape Narrative	ca. 30m to water table - near NW corner of plot
Representativeness	plot more homogeneous than most, and with several small weedy inclusions
Hydrologic Regime	Temporarily flooded
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Water Salinity	Freshwater
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	09-Jul-1997
Project	Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	dense thatch layer present may be responsible for low forb diversity. Some places where thatch is particularly dense is vegetated by scattered weeds (mostly Cirsium arvense)

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 Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koel. Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koel. Calamagrostis stricta slimstem reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koel. **   Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koel. Calamagrostis stricta slimstem reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta (Timm) Koel. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 2 Iris pseudacorus L. Iris pseudacorus L. Iris pseudacorus paleyellow iris Iris pseudacorus L. **   Iris pseudacorus L. Iris pseudacorus paleyellow iris Iris pseudacorus L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 3 Juncus balticus Willd. Juncus balticus Willd. Juncus balticus Baltic rush Juncus balticus Willd. **   Juncus balticus Willd. Juncus balticus Baltic rush Juncus balticus Willd. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 4 Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis palustris common spikerush Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 5 Polygonum amphibium L. var. stipulaceum Coleman Polygonum amphibium L. var. stipulaceum Coleman Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum water smartweed Polygonum amphibium L. var. stipulaceum Coleman **   Polygonum amphibium L. var. stipulaceum Coleman Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum water smartweed Polygonum amphibium L. var. stipulaceum Coleman **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 6 Alisma subcordatum Raf. Alisma subcordatum Raf. Alisma subcordatum American water plantain Alisma subcordatum Raf. **   Alisma subcordatum Raf. Alisma subcordatum American water plantain Alisma subcordatum Raf. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 7 Carex pellita Muhl ex Willd. Carex pellita Muhl ex Willd. Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pellita Muhl ex Willd. **   Carex pellita Muhl ex Willd. Carex pellita woolly sedge Carex pellita Muhl ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 87.5 % 06       -none- 8 Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. **   Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 9 Rumex crispus L. Rumex crispus L. Rumex crispus curly dock Rumex crispus L. **   Rumex crispus L. Rumex crispus curly dock Rumex crispus L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Typha latifolia L. Typha latifolia L. Typha latifolia broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia L. **   Typha latifolia L. Typha latifolia broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Mentha arvensis L. Mentha arvensis wild mint Mentha arvensis L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Hordeum jubatum L. Hordeum jubatum L. Hordeum jubatum foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum L. **   Hordeum jubatum L. Hordeum jubatum foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Aster ericoides L. var. pansus (Blake) Boivin Aster ericoides L. var. pansus (Blake) Boivin Aster ericoides var. pansus Aster ericoides L. var. pansus (Blake) Boivin **   Aster ericoides L. var. pansus (Blake) Boivin **   Aster ericoides L. var. pansus (Blake) Boivin Aster ericoides var. pansus Aster ericoides L. var. pansus (Blake) Boivin **   Aster ericoides L. var. pansus (Blake) Boivin **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. uliginosus (Bieb.) Nyman Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. uliginosus (Bieb.) Nyman Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus moist sowthistle Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. uliginosus (Bieb.) Nyman **   Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. uliginosus (Bieb.) Nyman Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus moist sowthistle Sonchus arvensis L. ssp. uliginosus (Bieb.) Nyman **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla **   Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. Epilobium leptophyllum bog willowherb Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. **   Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. Epilobium leptophyllum bog willowherb Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Melilotus P. Mill. Melilotus P. Mill. Melilotus sweetclover Melilotus P. Mill. **   Melilotus P. Mill. Melilotus sweetclover Melilotus P. Mill. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Carex praegracilis W. Boott Carex praegracilis W. Boott Carex praegracilis clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis W. Boott **   Carex praegracilis W. Boott Carex praegracilis clustered field sedge Carex praegracilis W. Boott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Lycopus asper Greene Lycopus asper Greene Lycopus asper rough bugleweed Lycopus asper Greene **   Lycopus asper Greene Lycopus asper rough bugleweed Lycopus asper Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus common sunflower Helianthus annuus L. **   Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus common sunflower Helianthus annuus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola L. **   Lactuca serriola L. Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola L. **   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 1 m 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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