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THRO.52
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4148.THRO52
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? THRO.52
Author Observation Code ? THRO.52
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 46.922150587 º
Longitude ? -103.404062074 º
Author Location ? THRO -- South Unit
Location Narrative ? 100 meters north of the northern loop of the Coal Vein Trail.
State or Province ? North Dakota
Country ? United States
Named Places
region|state|province: North Dakota
area|country|territory: United States
quadrangle: Fryburg NW
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 100
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 742 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 36 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Landform ? hills
Landscape Narrative ? The plot is in close proximity to a heavily used nature trail. -- (none)
Representativeness ? Very representative of the north facing slopes throughout the area.
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 5 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 10 %
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
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 ? Needle-leaved shrub
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? High wildlife traffic throughtout the area. Relatively high vegetative diversity on the north slopes in this area.
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 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         -1 -none-
2 Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Juniperus communis L. Juniperus communis common juniper Juniperus communis L. **   Short Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
3 Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Short Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
4 Juniperus horizontalis Moench Juniperus horizontalis Moench Juniperus horizontalis creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis Moench **   Juniperus horizontalis Moench Juniperus horizontalis creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis Moench **   Short Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
5 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
6 Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. Shepherdia argentea silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. **   Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. Shepherdia argentea silver buffaloberry Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
7 Rosa arkansana Porter Rosa arkansana Porter Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rosa arkansana Porter **   Rosa arkansana Porter Rosa arkansana prairie rose Rosa arkansana Porter **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
8 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-
9 Oxytropis lambertii Pursh Oxytropis lambertii Pursh Oxytropis lambertii purple locoweed Oxytropis lambertii Pursh **   Oxytropis lambertii Pursh Oxytropis lambertii purple locoweed Oxytropis lambertii Pursh **   Herbaceous         -1 -none-
10 Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash **   Herbaceous
2.5 %
02       -none-
11 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
2.5 %
02       -none-
12 Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards. Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards. Thermopsis rhombifolia prairie thermopsis Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards. **   Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards. Thermopsis rhombifolia prairie thermopsis Thermopsis rhombifolia (Nutt. ex Pursh) Nutt. ex Richards. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Antennaria Gaertn. Antennaria pussytoes Antennaria Gaertn. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
14 Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 Aster ericoides L. Aster ericoides L. Aster ericoides Aster ericoides L. **   Aster ericoides L. **   Aster ericoides L. Aster ericoides Aster ericoides L. **   Aster ericoides L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
16 Anemone cylindrica Gray Anemone cylindrica Gray Anemone cylindrica candle anemone Anemone cylindrica Gray **   Anemone cylindrica Gray Anemone cylindrica candle anemone Anemone cylindrica Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 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-
18 Stipa spartea Trin. Stipa spartea Trin. Stipa spartea Stipa spartea Trin. **   Stipa spartea Trin. **   Stipa spartea Trin. Stipa spartea Stipa spartea Trin. **   Stipa spartea Trin. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
19 Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea Dalea purpurea var. purpurea violet prairie clover Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea **   Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea Dalea purpurea var. purpurea violet prairie clover Dalea purpurea Vent. var. purpurea **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
20 Potentilla L. Potentilla L. Potentilla cinquefoil Potentilla L. **   Potentilla L. Potentilla cinquefoil Potentilla L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
21 Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum **   Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
22 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-
23 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-
24 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-
25 Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida Dalea candida var. candida white prairie clover Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida **   Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida Dalea candida var. candida white prairie clover Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. var. candida **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
26 Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. **   Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
27 Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
28 Galium boreale L. Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Galium boreale L. Galium boreale northern bedstraw Galium boreale L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
29 Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii prairie flax Linum lewisii Pursh **   Linum lewisii Pursh Linum lewisii prairie flax Linum lewisii Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
30 Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Mill. ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   Pulsatilla patens (L.) P. Mill. ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   Pulsatilla patens ssp. patens **   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 30 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub   0.5 m 50 %
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
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jul-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Juniperus horizontalis / Schizachyrium scoparium Dwarf-shrubland       no
Faber-Langendoen, Don
Drake, Jim
Marriott, Hollis


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         Clay Loam                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   High potential for slumping in area. Some hillside slumping close to plot. Moderate erosion throughout the area, caused by run-off on the nearby foot trails.
Animal, general   Numerous animal trails in and around the plot. Ant hill in plot.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot