THRO.27
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.27
Author Observation Code	THRO.27
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	46.974840416 º
Longitude	-103.490925416 º
Author Location	THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative	0.7 miles west on the Jones Creek Trail.
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	729 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	57.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	badlands
Rock Type	sedimentary, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	The plot is on a slope exhibiting active soil erosion from water run-off. Slumping is also prevalent due to the high swell-shrink potential of the soils. -- The plot is on an approxiately 150 ft slope.
Representativeness	Very representative of the sparse shrub community common to steep badland slopes.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	40 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Oct-1997
Observation End Date	07-Oct-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:
Growthform1 Type	Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Growthform2 Type	Broad-leaved deciduous shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	(none)

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 tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 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 **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 4 Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 5 Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 6 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Ricker ex Piper Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Ricker ex Piper Oryzopsis hymenoides Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Ricker ex Piper **   Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Ricker ex Piper **   Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Ricker ex Piper Oryzopsis hymenoides Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Ricker ex Piper **   Oryzopsis hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Ricker ex Piper **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Descurainia pinnata western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. **   Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Descurainia pinnata western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Lepidium densiflorum common pepperweed Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. **   Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. Lepidium densiflorum common pepperweed Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal Grindelia squarrosa curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal **   Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal Grindelia squarrosa curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Artemisia dracunculus ssp. dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus L. ssp. dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus ssp. dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus ssp. dracunculus **   Artemisia dracunculus ssp. dracunculus **   Artemisia dracunculus L. ssp. dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus ssp. dracunculus Artemisia dracunculus ssp. dracunculus **   Artemisia dracunculus ssp. dracunculus **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 Euphorbia L. Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge Euphorbia L. **   Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge Euphorbia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus common sunflower Helianthus annuus L. **   Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus common sunflower Helianthus annuus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. Suaeda calceoliformis Pursh seepweed Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. **   Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. Suaeda calceoliformis Pursh seepweed Suaeda calceoliformis (Hook.) Moq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 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- 18 Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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-
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Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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