THRO.5
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.5
Author Observation Code	THRO.5
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	47.605670324 º
Longitude	-103.346158987 º
Author Location	THRO -- North Unit (Long X Trail)
Location Narrative	Across from the Long X Divide trail head off the Scenic Loop Road in the North Unit.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Long X Divide area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: North Dakota
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	618 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	85 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	colluvial slope
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Colluvial
Landscape Narrative	Good development of byrophytes and ferns. Average juniper age is probably between 100 and 200 years. Fairly good age structure containing many young juniper saplings inside and on the edge of the stand. Litter and byrophyte layer is 1 inch deep on average. -- Plot is on a well-shaded, mesic North facing slope. Slopes in area with similar aspects contain similar communities.
Representativeness	Representative of the Juniper scopulorum stands in the North Unit of the Park
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	20 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
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	Some green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) trees in the understory intermingled with juniper seedlings.

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 Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.1 cm       1 stem(s) 10.2 cm       1 stem(s) 10.4 cm       1 stem(s) 10.7 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11.3 cm       1 stem(s) 11.3 cm       1 stem(s) 11.7 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 12.3 cm       1 stem(s) 13.5 cm       1 stem(s) 13.6 cm       1 stem(s) 14.8 cm       1 stem(s) 15.5 cm       1 stem(s) 16.6 cm       1 stem(s) 17.1 cm       1 stem(s) 17.6 cm       1 stem(s) 18.1 cm       1 stem(s) 19.1 cm       1 stem(s) 19.4 cm       1 stem(s) 19.7 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Sub-Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 3 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 4 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 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- 6 Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. **   Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit Krascheninnikovia lanata winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit **   Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit Krascheninnikovia lanata winterfat Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 37.5 % 04       -none- 12 Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 13 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum starry false lily of the vally Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link **   Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum starry false lily of the vally Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 15 Polypodium hesperium Maxon Polypodium hesperium Maxon Polypodium hesperium western polypody Polypodium hesperium Maxon **   Polypodium hesperium Maxon Polypodium hesperium western polypody Polypodium hesperium Maxon **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Antennaria parvifolia small-leaf pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. **   Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Antennaria parvifolia small-leaf pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana Duchesne **   Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana Duchesne **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Astragalus L. Astragalus L. Astragalus milkvetch Astragalus L. **   Astragalus L. Astragalus milkvetch Astragalus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Galium boreale L. Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. **   Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene **   Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers **   Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Taraxacum officinale common dandelion Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 60 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 70 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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