MORU.2
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3324.MORU2 » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	MORU.2
Author Observation Code	MORU.2
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	2000 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	43.88193 º
Longitude	-103.45135 º
Author Location	MORU
Location Narrative	sec 8, SW 1/4, ridgecrest SE of Lafferty Gulch
State or Province	South Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Mount Rushmore region|state|province: South Dakota area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1402.07999786884 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Representativeness	Typical of this polygon, pine duff with small herbaceous stands, rock outcrops.
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
--no data--

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 19 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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 **   Sub-Canopy 15 % 03       -none- 3 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. **   Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 7 Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. Dodecatheon pulchellum darkthroat shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. **   Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. Dodecatheon pulchellum darkthroat shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 8 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- 9 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. **   Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   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 Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. **   Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Cystopteris fragilis brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Solidago speciosa Nutt. Solidago speciosa Nutt. Solidago speciosa showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa Nutt. **   Solidago speciosa Nutt. Solidago speciosa showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Nutt. **   Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Senecio plattensis Nutt. Senecio plattensis Nutt. Senecio plattensis Senecio plattensis Nutt. **   Senecio plattensis Nutt. **   Senecio plattensis Nutt. Senecio plattensis Senecio plattensis Nutt. **   Senecio plattensis Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Oxalis L. Oxalis L. Oxalis woodsorrel Oxalis L. **   Oxalis L. Oxalis woodsorrel Oxalis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Agrostis scabra Willd. Agrostis scabra Willd. Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra Willd. **   Agrostis scabra Willd. Agrostis scabra rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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- 24 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- 25 Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) B.S.P. Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) B.S.P. Muhlenbergia racemosa marsh muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) B.S.P. **   Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) B.S.P. Muhlenbergia racemosa marsh muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   5 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 5 % Nonvascular   1 m 5 % Short Shrub   2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy   5 m 5 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.