THRO.36
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.36
Author Observation Code	THRO.36
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	46.913842979 º
Longitude	-103.332052309 º
Author Location	THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative	1 mile west of eastern park boundary fence adjacent on Paddock Creek Trail.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Fryburg NE area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: North Dakota
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	807 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	valley
Landscape Narrative	Heavily influenced by the active prairie dog grazing and mound building. Highly variable and dynamic vegetation. -- (none)
Representativeness	Representative of this prairie dog colony.
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	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Nov-1997
Observation End Date	07-Nov-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	Entire prairie dog colony supports a complex mosiac of various annual species. Vegetation is highly dynamic and appears to be directly influenced by prairie dog grazing and subsequent abandonment.

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 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 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Solanum triflorum Nutt. Solanum triflorum Nutt. Solanum triflorum cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum Nutt. **   Solanum triflorum Nutt. Solanum triflorum cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Salsola kali L. Salsola kali L. Salsola kali Russian thistle Salsola kali L. **   Salsola kali L. Salsola kali Russian thistle Salsola kali L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta L. **   Oxalis stricta L. Oxalis stricta common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Oenothera L. Oenothera L. Oenothera evening-primrose Oenothera L. **   Oenothera L. Oenothera evening-primrose Oenothera L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. **   Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Cirsium arvense Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Erigeron L. Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 Erigeron L. Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Schedonnardus paniculatus (Nutt.) Trel. Schedonnardus paniculatus (Nutt.) Trel. Schedonnardus paniculatus tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus (Nutt.) Trel. **   Schedonnardus paniculatus (Nutt.) Trel. Schedonnardus paniculatus tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus (Nutt.) Trel. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Hedeoma hispida Pursh Hedeoma hispida Pursh Hedeoma hispida rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida Pursh **   Hedeoma hispida Pursh Hedeoma hispida rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Artemisia cana Pursh Artemisia cana Pursh Artemisia cana silver sagebrush Artemisia cana Pursh **   Artemisia cana Pursh Artemisia cana silver sagebrush Artemisia cana Pursh **   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 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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