THRO.4
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.4
Author Observation Code	THRO.4
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	46.960918203 º
Longitude	-103.506656593 º
Author Location	THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative	500 meters West of the Peaceful Valley Ranch (horse consession) along the Little Missouri River.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Medora region|state|province: North Dakota area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	685 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Channel bed
Landform	flood plain
Rock Type	sedimentary, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) occurs within the plot. -- (none)
Representativeness	Representative of the early successional community that occurs on flooded point bars along the littl
Hydrologic Regime	Intermittently flooded
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Sep-1997
Observation End Date	07-Sep-1997
Project	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) infestation in plot and on higher floodplain terraces. Less vegetation occurred on the plot last year (based on the aerial photography).

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 Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 2 Salix amygdaloides Anderss. Salix amygdaloides Anderss. Salix amygdaloides peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides Anderss. **   Salix amygdaloides Anderss. Salix amygdaloides peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides Anderss. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. **   Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia artemisiifolia annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 4 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         -1 m² -none- 5 Eleocharis R. Br. Eleocharis R. Br. Eleocharis spikerush Eleocharis R. Br. **   Eleocharis R. Br. Eleocharis spikerush Eleocharis R. Br. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 6 Elytrigia repens var. repens Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson var. repens Elytrigia repens var. repens Elytrigia repens var. repens **   Elytrigia repens var. repens **   Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson var. repens Elytrigia repens var. repens Elytrigia repens var. repens **   Elytrigia repens var. repens **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 7 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. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 8 Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L. **   Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium rough cockleburr Xanthium strumarium L. **   Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium rough cockleburr Xanthium strumarium L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -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 Asclepias speciosa Torr. Asclepias speciosa Torr. Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa Torr. **   Asclepias speciosa Torr. Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Rumex crispus L. Rumex crispus L. Rumex crispus curly dock Rumex crispus L. **   Rumex crispus L. Rumex crispus curly dock Rumex crispus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Solidago L. Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Solidago L. Solidago goldenrod Solidago L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 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- 18 Melilotus alba Medikus Melilotus alba Medikus Melilotus alba white sweetclover Melilotus alba Medikus **   Melilotus alba Medikus Melilotus alba white sweetclover Melilotus alba Medikus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. **   Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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