WICA.33
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WICA.33
Author Observation Code	WICA.33
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	43.58608345 º
Longitude	-103.484037923 º
Author Location	WICA
Location Narrative	Hwy 87 North from jct with 380 about 1.5 miles - 100yds East of road
State or Province	South Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: South Dakota
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	0 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1325.57519798513 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	granite
Landscape Narrative	there is wide variation in density of amorpha across this entire area. Just east of this plot, amorpha density remains the same but artlud abundance nearly doubles. This is not common.
Representativeness	good - variation locally in artemesia and amorpha density
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Jul-1997
Observation End Date	17-Jul-1997
Project	Wind Cave National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	0 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	VP 411: slope / mesa area above this slope is poa/psoralea association. this turns to shrubby draw below this shrub area. Woody areas adjacent to this are pine/mixed grass

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 Amorpha canescens Pursh Amorpha canescens Pursh Amorpha canescens leadplant Amorpha canescens Pursh **   Amorpha canescens Pursh Amorpha canescens leadplant Amorpha canescens Pursh **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Artemisia frigida Willd. Artemisia frigida prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Willd. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins Carex inops ssp. heliophila sun sedge Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins **   Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins Carex inops ssp. heliophila sun sedge Carex inops Bailey ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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- 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 Liatris punctata Hook. Liatris punctata Hook. Liatris punctata dotted blazing star Liatris punctata Hook. **   Liatris punctata Hook. Liatris punctata dotted blazing star Liatris punctata Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Nutt. **   Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Solidago missouriensis Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 Hedeoma hispida Pursh Hedeoma hispida Pursh Hedeoma hispida rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida Pursh **   Hedeoma hispida Pursh Hedeoma hispida rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Echinacea angustifolia DC. Echinacea angustifolia DC. Echinacea angustifolia blacksamson echinacea Echinacea angustifolia DC. **   Echinacea angustifolia DC. Echinacea angustifolia blacksamson echinacea Echinacea angustifolia DC. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Asclepias viridiflora green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora Raf. **   Asclepias viridiflora Raf. Asclepias viridiflora green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora Raf. **   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 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Yucca glauca Nutt. Yucca glauca Nutt. Yucca glauca soapweed yucca Yucca glauca Nutt. **   Yucca glauca Nutt. Yucca glauca soapweed yucca Yucca glauca Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. Opuntia humifusa devil's-tongue Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. **   Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. Opuntia humifusa devil's-tongue Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Tradescantia bracteata Small ex Britt. Tradescantia bracteata Small ex Britt. Tradescantia bracteata longbract spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata Small ex Britt. **   Tradescantia bracteata Small ex Britt. Tradescantia bracteata longbract spiderwort Tradescantia bracteata Small ex Britt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. Echinocereus viridiflorus nylon hedgehog cactus Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. **   Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. Echinocereus viridiflorus nylon hedgehog cactus Echinocereus viridiflorus Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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- 24 Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh Gaura coccinea scarlet beeblossom Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh **   Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh Gaura coccinea scarlet beeblossom Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh **   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 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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