MORU.1
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	MORU.1
Author Observation Code	MORU.1
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Location Accuracy	2000 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	43.88193 º
Longitude	-103.45135 º
Author Location	MORU
Location Narrative	sec 8, NW 1/4, SW 1/4. Ridge west of Lafferty Gulch
State or Province	South Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: South Dakota quadrangle: Mount Rushmore area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1426.46399783177 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Representativeness	Variation within stand. In swalers ther is greater herbaceous cover, on intervening ridges and on r
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Jul-1996
Observation End Date	22-Jul-1996
Project	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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:
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Misc Fields:
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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 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.4 cm       1 stem(s) 12.9 cm       1 stem(s) 14.7 cm       1 stem(s) 15.5 cm       1 stem(s) 17.8 cm       1 stem(s) 19.05 cm       1 stem(s) 20.3 cm       1 stem(s) 20.8 cm       1 stem(s) 21.4 cm       1 stem(s) 22.6 cm       1 stem(s) 22.9 cm       1 stem(s) 22.9 cm       1 stem(s) 22.9 cm       1 stem(s) 23.6 cm       1 stem(s) 23.6 cm       1 stem(s) 24.5 cm       1 stem(s) 25.4 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 28.9 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 31.4 cm       1 stem(s) 31.5 cm       1 stem(s) 32.3 cm       1 stem(s) 34.8 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Michx. **   Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Michx. **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 4 Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. Oryzopsis asperifolia roughleaf ricegrass Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. **   Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. Oryzopsis asperifolia roughleaf ricegrass Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus Buckl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum starry false lily of the vally Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link **   Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum starry false lily of the vally Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum Hook. **   Hieracium albiflorum Hook. Hieracium albiflorum white hawkweed Hieracium albiflorum Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium L. **   Apocynum androsaemifolium L. Apocynum androsaemifolium spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. dorei (Barkworth & Maze) Barkworth Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. dorei (Barkworth & Maze) Barkworth Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei Dore's needlegrass Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. dorei (Barkworth & Maze) Barkworth **   Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. dorei (Barkworth & Maze) Barkworth Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei Dore's needlegrass Achnatherum nelsonii (Scribn.) Barkworth ssp. dorei (Barkworth & Maze) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene **   Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen Schizachne purpurascens false melic Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen **   Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen Schizachne purpurascens false melic Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Pterospora andromedea Nutt. Pterospora andromedea Nutt. Pterospora andromedea woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea Nutt. **   Pterospora andromedea Nutt. Pterospora andromedea woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Carex foenea Willd. Carex foenea Willd. Carex foenea dryspike sedge Carex foenea Willd. **   Carex foenea Willd. Carex foenea dryspike sedge Carex foenea Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Erigeron formosissimus Greene Erigeron formosissimus Greene Erigeron formosissimus beautiful fleabane Erigeron formosissimus Greene **   Erigeron formosissimus Greene Erigeron formosissimus beautiful fleabane Erigeron formosissimus Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Lathyrus ochroleucus cream pea Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. **   Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Lathyrus ochroleucus cream pea Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Bromus kalmii Gray Bromus kalmii Gray Bromus kalmii arctic brome Bromus kalmii Gray **   Bromus kalmii Gray Bromus kalmii arctic brome Bromus kalmii Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Lilium philadelphicum L. Lilium philadelphicum L. Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Lilium philadelphicum L. **   Lilium philadelphicum L. Lilium philadelphicum wood lily Lilium philadelphicum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins Carex inops ssp. heliophila sun sedge Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins **   Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins Carex inops ssp. heliophila sun sedge Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   7 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     40 % Nonvascular     5 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy   4 m 10 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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