THRO.50
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.50
Author Observation Code	THRO.50
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	46.933414332 º
Longitude	-103.511297464 º
Author Location	THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative	Plot is located in the prairie dog town about 1.0 mile from the South Unit entrance.
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	779 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	highland
Landscape Narrative	The vegetation is not as weedy as the surrounding area. Plot contains a higher frequency of native grasses. -- (none)
Representativeness	Fairly representative of the newly colonized prairie dog towns in this area.
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	14-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	Area appears to be heavily utilized by bison.

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 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 2 Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Agropyron cristatum crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. **   Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. Agropyron cristatum crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 3 Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 4 Solanum triflorum Nutt. Solanum triflorum Nutt. Solanum triflorum cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum Nutt. **   Solanum triflorum Nutt. Solanum triflorum cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum Nutt. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 5 Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. Salsola kali ssp. tragus Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. Salsola kali ssp. tragus Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Salsola kali L. ssp. tragus (L.) Celak. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 6 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- 7 Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. **   Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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- 10 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- 11 Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene Monolepis nuttalliana Nuttall's povertyweed Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene **   Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene Monolepis nuttalliana Nuttall's povertyweed Monolepis nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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-
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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 70 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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