THRO.163
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.163
Author Observation Code	THRO.163
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	47.605815913 º
Longitude	-103.445954373 º
Author Location	THRO -- North Unit
Location Narrative	0.25 miles northwest of the Oxbow Overlook.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Sperati Point area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: North Dakota
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	716 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Landscape Narrative	The shrub density in this area varies from very dense to scattered individuals. Juniperus horizontalis and Andropogon gerardii are common throughout the low shrub density areas. -- (none)
Representativeness	Representative of the rare tall shrubland community that randomly occurs thoughout the Park.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	40 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	26-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	Very little understory is present under the dense Shepherdia argentea canopy.

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 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. **   Tall Shrub 87.5 % 06       -none- 2 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 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         -1 m² -none- 4 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 15 % 03       -none- 5 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Ribes oxyacanthoides L. ssp. setosum (Lindl.) Sinnott Ribes oxyacanthoides L. ssp. setosum (Lindl.) Sinnott Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. setosum inland gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides L. ssp. setosum (Lindl.) Sinnott **   Ribes oxyacanthoides L. ssp. setosum (Lindl.) Sinnott Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. setosum inland gooseberry Ribes oxyacanthoides L. ssp. setosum (Lindl.) Sinnott **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 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- 9 Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Pediomelum esculentum large Indian breadroot Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. **   Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. Pediomelum esculentum large Indian breadroot Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 10 Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 11 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         -1 m² -none- 12 Potentilla L. Potentilla L. Potentilla cinquefoil Potentilla L. **   Potentilla L. Potentilla cinquefoil Potentilla L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 13 Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. **   Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 14 Echinacea angustifolia DC. Echinacea angustifolia DC. Echinacea angustifolia blacksamson echinacea Echinacea angustifolia DC. **   Echinacea angustifolia DC. Echinacea angustifolia blacksamson echinacea Echinacea angustifolia DC. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 15 Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Vitman **   Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon gerardii big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Vitman **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 16 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 17 Viola L. Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Viola L. Viola violet Viola L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana Duchesne **   Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana Duchesne **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 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- 21 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- 22 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- 23 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- 24 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- 25 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 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- 27 Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus common sunflower Helianthus annuus L. **   Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus annuus common sunflower Helianthus annuus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 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- 29 Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 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-
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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 20 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 60 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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