THRO.141
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.141
Author Observation Code	THRO.141
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	47.612993046 º
Longitude	-103.372435025 º
Author Location	THRO -- North Unit
Location Narrative	The plot is adjacent to the Scenic Loop Drive road and northwest of the North Unit Campground.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: North Dakota quadrangle: Sperati Point
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	682 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Step in slope
Landform	bench
Landscape Narrative	The plot occurs on a highly eroded slope that is subject to shrink-swell induced slumping and rapid run-off erosion. -- (none)
Representativeness	Very representative of the long-leaved sagebrush (Artemisia longifolia) commmunities that occur only
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	90 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	26-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	As soon as the soil color changes from gray to brown, other species such as Chrysothamnus nauseosus and Gutierrezia sarothrae become dominate. Long-leaved sage appears to be particularly adapted to or tolerant of the bentonite clay.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 longifolia Nutt. Artemisia longifolia Nutt. Artemisia longifolia longleaf wormwood Artemisia longifolia Nutt. **   Artemisia longifolia Nutt. Artemisia longifolia longleaf wormwood Artemisia longifolia Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. Chrysothamnus nauseosus Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. Chrysothamnus nauseosus Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 4 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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