MORU.6
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	MORU.6
Author Observation Code	MORU.6
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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 18 NW 1/4. East facing slope below and NE of Faces, N of visitor center.
State or Province	South Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: South Dakota quadrangle: Mount Rushmore
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1584.95999759086 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Representativeness	Yes, general area is patchy pine duff / small herbaceous stands among large granite boulders.
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	23-Jul-1996
Observation End Date	23-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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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 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 4 Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake **   Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Rubus L. Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Rosa L. Rosa L. Rosa rose Rosa L. **   Rosa L. Rosa rose Rosa L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Populus tremuloides Michx. Populus tremuloides Michx. Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Populus tremuloides Michx. **   Populus tremuloides Michx. Populus tremuloides quaking aspen Populus tremuloides Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -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 Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium acuminatum tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium acuminatum tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. **   Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Cirsium vulgare bull thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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- 13 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- 14 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. Vulpia octoflora sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. **   Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. Vulpia octoflora sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. **   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 Epilobium L. Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Epilobium L. Epilobium willowherb Epilobium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 Silene antirrhina L. Silene antirrhina L. Silene antirrhina sleepy silene Silene antirrhina L. **   Silene antirrhina L. Silene antirrhina sleepy silene Silene antirrhina L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Arabis L. Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Poa palustris L. Poa palustris L. Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa palustris L. **   Poa palustris L. Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa palustris L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Poa palustris L. Poa palustris L. Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa palustris L. **   Poa palustris L. Poa palustris fowl bluegrass Poa palustris L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Aster laevis L. Aster laevis L. Aster laevis Aster laevis L. **   Aster laevis L. **   Aster laevis L. Aster laevis Aster laevis L. **   Aster laevis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Potentilla L. Potentilla L. Potentilla cinquefoil Potentilla L. **   Potentilla L. Potentilla cinquefoil Potentilla L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 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- 26 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- 27 Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 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- 29 Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P. Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P. Agrostis hyemalis winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P. **   Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P. Agrostis hyemalis winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 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- 31 Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 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- 33 Solidago nemoralis Ait. Solidago nemoralis Ait. Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Ait. **   Solidago nemoralis Ait. Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 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- 35 Chenopodium L. Chenopodium L. Chenopodium goosefoot Chenopodium L. **   Chenopodium L. Chenopodium goosefoot Chenopodium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 Senecio rapifolius Nutt. Senecio rapifolius Nutt. Senecio rapifolius openwoods ragwort Senecio rapifolius Nutt. **   Senecio rapifolius Nutt. Senecio rapifolius openwoods ragwort Senecio rapifolius Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 Pseudognaphalium viscosum (Kunth) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium viscosum (Kunth) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium viscosum winged cudweed Pseudognaphalium viscosum (Kunth) W.A. Weber **   Pseudognaphalium viscosum (Kunth) W.A. Weber Pseudognaphalium viscosum winged cudweed Pseudognaphalium viscosum (Kunth) W.A. Weber **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   7 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 30 % Nonvascular   1 m 5 % Short Shrub   1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy   4 m 10 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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