THRO.68
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.68
Author Observation Code	THRO.68
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	46.968559925 º
Longitude	-103.521325257 º
Author Location	THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative	The plot is located on the eastern edge of the petrified forest plataeu on the lower level.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Medora area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: North Dakota
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	767 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	plateau
Rock Type	sedimentary, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	(none) -- (none)
Representativeness	Representative of the prairie dog towns in this region of the Park.
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	60 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	15-Jul-1997
Project	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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	(none)

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 Artemisia cana Pursh Artemisia cana Pursh Artemisia cana silver sagebrush Artemisia cana Pursh **   Artemisia cana Pursh Artemisia cana silver sagebrush Artemisia cana Pursh **   Short Shrub         -1 m² -none- 2 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         -1 m² -none- 3 Rosa arkansana Porter Rosa arkansana Porter Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rosa arkansana Porter **   Rosa arkansana Porter Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rosa arkansana Porter **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 5 Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) A.S. Hitchc. Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) A.S. Hitchc. Dyssodia papposa fetid marigold Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) A.S. Hitchc. Dyssodia papposa fetid marigold Dyssodia papposa (Vent.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 6 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. **   Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Chenopodium album L. Chenopodium album L. Chenopodium album lambsquarters Chenopodium album L. **   Chenopodium album L. Chenopodium album lambsquarters Chenopodium album L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Verbena bracteata bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. **   Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Verbena bracteata bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. **   Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. **   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 40 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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