THRO.83
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.83
Author Observation Code	THRO.83
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	47.579696346 º
Longitude	-103.295459831 º
Author Location	THRO -- North Unit
Location Narrative	East 100 yards from the bison corrals in the North Unit.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Dakota area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Long X Divide
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	598 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	flood plain
Landscape Narrative	(none) -- (none)
Representativeness	Representative of the silver sagebrush (Artemisia cana) flat area on the Little Missouri River flood
Hydrologic Regime	Intermittently flooded
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	21-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	This community differs from the other Artemisia cana communities in the surrounding area since it has prairie sandreed (Calamovilfa longifolia) as the dominant grass instead of Pascopyrum smithii.

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 2.5 % 02       -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 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 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 62.5 % 05       -none- 4 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 5 Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Stipa comata Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Stipa comata Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 6 Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya DC. **   Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya DC. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Poa compressa L. Poa compressa L. Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa compressa L. **   Poa compressa L. Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa compressa L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths **   Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella blue lettuce Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung **   Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella blue lettuce Lactuca tatarica (L.) C.A. Mey. var. pulchella (Pursh) Breitung **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 Euphorbia spathulata Lam. Euphorbia spathulata Lam. Euphorbia spathulata warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata Lam. **   Euphorbia spathulata Lam. Euphorbia spathulata warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata Lam. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii prairie flax Linum lewisii Pursh **   Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii prairie flax Linum lewisii Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 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- 16 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- 17 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-
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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 70 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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