THRO.122
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	THRO.122
Author Observation Code	THRO.122
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	47.60069435 º
Longitude	-103.344293735 º
Author Location	THRO -- North Unit (Squaw Creek)
Location Narrative	100 meters west of the Scenic Drive road and 0.25 miles northwest of the North Unit's campground. The plot is close to a small shed.
State or Province	North Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Dakota quadrangle: Long X Divide area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	622 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	cliff
Landscape Narrative	There is a fair amount of surface erosion and soil slumping in and around the plot. -- (none)
Representativeness	Farily representative of the sparse shrub communities that occur throughout the North Unit on erodin
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	80 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	25-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	(none)

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 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 2 Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. Chrysothamnus nauseosus Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. Chrysothamnus nauseosus Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas ex Pursh) Britt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. Sarcobatus vermiculatus greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. **   Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. Sarcobatus vermiculatus greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Wats. Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Wats. Atriplex confertifolia shadscale saltbush Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Wats. **   Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Wats. Atriplex confertifolia shadscale saltbush Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Frém.) S. Wats. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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- 8 Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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 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 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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