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BADL.118
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3406.BADL118
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? BADL.118
Author Observation Code ? BADL.118
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 43.669179408 º
Longitude ? -102.8725545 º
Author Location ? BADL -- South Unit (Cheyenne River)
Location Narrative ? This plot is located 2 miles east of Red Shirt, SD and north of the old highway bridge over the Cheyenne River.
State or Province ? South Dakota
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Red Shirt NE
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: South Dakota
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 830.275198737982 m
Slope Aspect ? 90 º
Slope Gradient ? 2.5 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Landform ? flood plain
Landscape Narrative ? This community is actively grazed by cattle. Some juniper (Juniperus virginiana) trees occur in the understory. -- (none)
Representativeness ? This plot is very representative of the 25 - 40 year old cottonwood (Populus deltoides) stands occur
Hydrologic Regime ? Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage ? somewhat poorly drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 50 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 5 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 11-Aug-1997
Observation End Date ? 11-Aug-1997
Project ? Badlands National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 400
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: 
Observation Narrative ? This community appears to be in good condition. This plot occurs between the woodland communities described in plots THRO 66 and THRO 67.
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 Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. **   Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. **   Canopy
62.5 %
05      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
13.3 cm       1 stem(s)
18.8 cm       1 stem(s)
19 cm       1 stem(s)
19.9 cm       1 stem(s)
20.5 cm       1 stem(s)
21.2 cm       1 stem(s)
21.4 cm       1 stem(s)
24.7 cm       1 stem(s)
26.5 cm       1 stem(s)
26.8 cm       1 stem(s)
26.9 cm       1 stem(s)
27.2 cm       1 stem(s)
27.3 cm       1 stem(s)
29 cm       1 stem(s)
31.2 cm       1 stem(s)
31.2 cm       1 stem(s)
33.4 cm       1 stem(s)
34.9 cm       1 stem(s)
36.4 cm       1 stem(s)
38.4 cm       1 stem(s)
38.7 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Juniperus virginiana L. Juniperus virginiana eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
3 Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. Symphoricarpos occidentalis western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. **   Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. Symphoricarpos occidentalis western snowberry Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
4 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 -none-
5 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous
37.5 %
04       -none-
6 Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Herbaceous
15 %
03       -none-
7 Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula green needlegrass Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth **   Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula green needlegrass Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous
15 %
03       -none-
8 Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. **   Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
9 Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link **   Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
10 Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. **   Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
11 Amorpha fruticosa L. Amorpha fruticosa L. Amorpha fruticosa desert false indigo Amorpha fruticosa L. **   Amorpha fruticosa L. Amorpha fruticosa desert false indigo Amorpha fruticosa L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
12 Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. Buchloe dactyloides buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. **   Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. Buchloe dactyloides buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 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-
14 Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 30 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Faber-Langendoen, Don PI
Von Loh, Jim PI
Dekker, Brent Field assistant
Cogan, Dan Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jul-1998
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Populus deltoides - (Salix amygdaloides) / Salix (exigua, interior) Floodplain Woodland       no
Faber-Langendoen, Don
Von Loh, Jim


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 Loam                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Some chainsaw activity in and around the plot.
Animal, general   Some evidence of cattle grazing and deer scat occur in the plot.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot