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THRO.48
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4144.THRO48
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? THRO.48
Author Observation Code ? THRO.48
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 46.932929359 º
Longitude ? -103.550631328 º
Author Location ? THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative ? 300 meters north of a frontage road along the Lone Tree Loop Trail adjacent to a western branch of the Little Missouri River.
State or Province ? North Dakota
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: North Dakota
quadrangle: Medora
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 400 m²
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 690 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 2.5 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Landform ? flood plain
Landscape Narrative ? The entire area is heavily infested with yellow (Melilotus offinalis) and white (Melilotus alba) sweetclover and lightly infesed with leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula). -- (none)
Representativeness ? Representative of a medium aged cottonwood (Populus deltoides) woodland along the Little Missouri Ri
Hydrologic Regime ? Intermittently flooded
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 10 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 30 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 13-Jul-1997
Observation End Date ? 13-Jul-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 ? (none)
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. **   Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. **   Canopy
15 %
03      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12 cm       1 stem(s)
12.3 cm       1 stem(s)
13.1 cm       1 stem(s)
13.4 cm       1 stem(s)
13.4 cm       1 stem(s)
13.5 cm       1 stem(s)
13.8 cm       1 stem(s)
14.3 cm       1 stem(s)
14.7 cm       1 stem(s)
14.7 cm       1 stem(s)
15.3 cm       1 stem(s)
16.3 cm       1 stem(s)
17.1 cm       1 stem(s)
17.8 cm       1 stem(s)
18.7 cm       1 stem(s)
18.9 cm       1 stem(s)
19.4 cm       1 stem(s)
19.8 cm       1 stem(s)
19.8 cm       1 stem(s)
19.9 cm       1 stem(s)
20 cm       1 stem(s)
20.2 cm       1 stem(s)
21.1 cm       1 stem(s)
22.1 cm       1 stem(s)
24.7 cm       1 stem(s)
24.9 cm       1 stem(s)
25 cm       1 stem(s)
26.5 cm       1 stem(s)
31.1 cm       1 stem(s)
31.7 cm       1 stem(s)
33.3 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none-
3 Asclepias L. Asclepias L. Asclepias milkweed Asclepias L. **   Asclepias L. Asclepias milkweed Asclepias L. **   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         -1 m² -none-
5 Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Herbaceous
15 %
03       -none-
6 Melilotus alba Medikus Melilotus alba Medikus Melilotus alba white sweetclover Melilotus alba Medikus **   Melilotus alba Medikus Melilotus alba white sweetclover Melilotus alba Medikus **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
7 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
2.5 %
02       -none-
8 Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
9 Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh Glycyrrhiza lepidota American licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh **   Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh Glycyrrhiza lepidota American licorice Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
10 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
11 Solidago gigantea Ait. Solidago gigantea Ait. Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea Ait. **   Solidago gigantea Ait. Solidago gigantea giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea Ait. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
12 Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L. **   Euphorbia esula L. Euphorbia esula leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 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-
14 Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya DC. **   Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Ambrosia psilostachya Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya DC. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. **   Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed Calamovilfa longifolia (Hook.) Scribn. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
16 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus **   Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners ssp. trachycaulus **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
18 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-
19 Ribes aureum Pursh var. villosum DC. Ribes aureum Pursh var. villosum DC. Ribes aureum var. villosum golden currant Ribes aureum Pursh var. villosum DC. **   Ribes aureum Pursh var. villosum DC. Ribes aureum var. villosum golden currant Ribes aureum Pursh var. villosum DC. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
20 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     5 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 50 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub     0 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Drake, Jim PI
Cogan, Dan Field assistant
Von Loh, Jim PI
Wynn, Sara Field assistant
Butler, Jack Plot author
West, Keldyn Field assistant
Dekker, Brent Field assistant
Community Classification:
Interpret this plot to a community concept
No communties have been assigned to this plot.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Sandy Loams: Sandy Loam                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   (none)
Animal, general   Deer tracks in and around the plot. Some evidence of past beaver use.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot