THRO.118
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.118
Author Observation Code	THRO.118
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	47.559177437 º
Longitude	-103.368852398 º
Author Location	THRO -- North Unit (Achenbach Hills)
Location Narrative	700 meters south of the Achenbach Hills access gate on the Little Missouri National grasslands.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Dakota area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Sperati Point
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	792 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	plain
Landscape Narrative	The area in and around the plot is regularly and continuously grazed by cattle. Understory shrubs are mostly absent or reduced. Introduced grasses are present in the herbaceous layer. -- (none)
Representativeness	Very representative of the grazed (cattle) woodland draws outside of the Park.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	23-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	One large tree was cut by a chainsaw.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16.6 cm       1 stem(s) 17.9 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 21.8 cm       1 stem(s) 22.1 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 23.4 cm       1 stem(s) 26.7 cm       1 stem(s) 28.3 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 30.5 cm       1 stem(s) 31.5 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.6 cm       1 stem(s) 13.1 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 29.8 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe Crataegus chrysocarpa fireberry hawthorn Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe **   Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe Crataegus chrysocarpa fireberry hawthorn Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus americana L. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 6 Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe Crataegus chrysocarpa fireberry hawthorn Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe **   Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe Crataegus chrysocarpa fireberry hawthorn Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Ribes missouriense Nutt. Ribes missouriense Nutt. Ribes missouriense Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense Nutt. **   Ribes missouriense Nutt. Ribes missouriense Missouri gooseberry Ribes missouriense Nutt. **   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 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 12 Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. **   Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. Carex sprengelii Sprengel's sedge Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 13 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl Descurainia sophia herb sophia Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl **   Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl Descurainia sophia herb sophia Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Poa compressa L. Poa compressa L. Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa compressa L. **   Poa compressa L. Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Poa compressa L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 Thlaspi arvense L. Thlaspi arvense L. Thlaspi arvense field pennycress Thlaspi arvense L. **   Thlaspi arvense L. Thlaspi arvense field pennycress Thlaspi arvense L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners **   Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners Elymus trachycaulus slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould ex Shinners **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 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- 23 Aquilegia canadensis L. Aquilegia canadensis L. Aquilegia canadensis red columbine Aquilegia canadensis L. **   Aquilegia canadensis L. Aquilegia canadensis red columbine Aquilegia canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. **   Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Descurainia pinnata western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. **   Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. Descurainia pinnata western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata (Walt.) Britt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 70 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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