THRO.40
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.40
Author Observation Code	THRO.40
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	46.918052759 º
Longitude	-103.338107611 º
Author Location	THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative	2 miles northwest of the park access gate on the eastern park boundary fence.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Dakota quadrangle: Fryburg NE area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	784 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	swale
Landscape Narrative	Some standing water in and around the plot. -- (none)
Representativeness	Representative of the lowland floodplains/terraces commonly refered to as sagebrush flats.
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
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:
Growthform1 Type	Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Dense vegetative cover of this area is effectively holding the soil and resisting the erosional impact of run-off from upper slopes.

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 Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Short Shrub         -1 m² -none- 2 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 37.5 % 04       -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 **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -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 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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 15 % 03       -none- 6 Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia cuspidata plains muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. **   Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia cuspidata plains muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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- 8 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- 9 Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Atriplex argentea Nutt. Atriplex argentea Nutt. Atriplex argentea silverscale saltbush Atriplex argentea Nutt. **   Atriplex argentea Nutt. Atriplex argentea silverscale saltbush Atriplex argentea Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. **   Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Polygonum convolvulus L. Polygonum convolvulus L. Polygonum convolvulus black bindweed Polygonum convolvulus L. **   Polygonum convolvulus L. Polygonum convolvulus black bindweed Polygonum convolvulus L. **   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 50 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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