DETO.12
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	DETO.12
Author Observation Code	DETO.12
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Location Accuracy	2000 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	44.59011 º
Longitude	-104.71524 º
Author Location	DETO
Location Narrative	Drive up the Devils Tower Road towards the Tower, turning norht on the paved road (Joyner Ridge) about 1/2 mile before the visitors center. Turn left at junction onto West Road, and drive to fence at park boundary. Plot is to the south about 10-15 chains.
State or Province	Wyoming
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Wyoming quadrangle: Devils Tower
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1292.35199803563 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Rock Type	sedimentary, unspecified
Representativeness	North end of polygon; understory is floristically more similar to open pine polygons (little blueste
Soil Depth	0 m
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-Aug-1996
Observation End Date	22-Aug-1996
Project	Devils Tower National Monument
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:
Observation Narrative	Plots look different from other such stands near Tower (near plots 7, 11, 14)

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 37.5 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 24 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 37 cm       1 stem(s) 38 cm       1 stem(s) 39 cm       1 stem(s) 2338 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Michx. **   Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Quercus macrocarpa bur oak Quercus macrocarpa Michx. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 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 15 % 03       -none- 5 Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth Hesperostipa spartea porcupinegrass Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth **   Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth Hesperostipa spartea porcupinegrass Hesperostipa spartea (Trin.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Elmer **   Festuca idahoensis Elmer Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Festuca idahoensis Elmer **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense field chickweed Cerastium arvense L. **   Cerastium arvense L. Cerastium arvense field chickweed Cerastium arvense L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh Glycyrrhiza lepidota American licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh **   Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh Glycyrrhiza lepidota American licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. Lygodesmia juncea rush skeletonplant Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. **   Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. Lygodesmia juncea rush skeletonplant Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh) D. Don ex Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Liatris punctata Hook. Liatris punctata Hook. Liatris punctata dotted blazing star Liatris punctata Hook. **   Liatris punctata Hook. Liatris punctata dotted blazing star Liatris punctata Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Dichanthelium wilcoxianum (Vasey) Freckmann Dichanthelium wilcoxianum (Vasey) Freckmann Dichanthelium wilcoxianum fall rosette grass Dichanthelium wilcoxianum (Vasey) Freckmann **   Dichanthelium wilcoxianum (Vasey) Freckmann Dichanthelium wilcoxianum fall rosette grass Dichanthelium wilcoxianum (Vasey) Freckmann **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes Pediomelum argophyllum silverleaf Indian breadroot Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes **   Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes Pediomelum argophyllum silverleaf Indian breadroot Pediomelum argophyllum (Pursh) J. Grimes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve Pseudoroegneria spicata bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve **   Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve Pseudoroegneria spicata bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata (Pursh) A. Löve **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Calochortus Pursh Calochortus Pursh Calochortus mariposa lily Calochortus Pursh **   Calochortus Pursh Calochortus mariposa lily Calochortus Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L. **   Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 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- 27 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- 28 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Sisyrinchium montanum Greene Sisyrinchium montanum Greene Sisyrinchium montanum strict blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum Greene **   Sisyrinchium montanum Greene Sisyrinchium montanum strict blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum Greene **   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 Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Vitman **   Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Vitman **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Piptatherum micranthum littleseed ricegrass Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Piptatherum micranthum littleseed ricegrass Piptatherum micranthum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   8 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 80 % Nonvascular   1 m 5 % Short Shrub   4 m 5 % Sub-Canopy   5 m 5 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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