WICA.22
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WICA.22
Author Observation Code	WICA.22
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	43.634012979 º
Longitude	-103.520480423 º
Author Location	WICA
Location Narrative	follow forest road out of NW corner of park for abour 2-3 miles
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	1481.32799774838 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Landform	hills
Rock Type	granite
Landscape Narrative	very mesic site with abundant shrub cover. Paper birch in draw below. This slope may be creeping up slope. Not truly a compoment of this association. Bearberry and ninebark very abundant
Representativeness	questionable- this would go into pine - bearberry or pine- ninebark
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	30 %
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	many of the mid slope trees lie outside the plot or were to small DBH to measure VP407

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 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 40 cm       1 stem(s) 43 cm       1 stem(s) 50 cm       1 stem(s) 52 cm       1 stem(s) 55 cm       1 stem(s) 60 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Sub-Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula papyrifera Marsh. **   Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula papyrifera Marsh. **   Tall Shrub         -1 m² -none- 4 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 6 Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Physocarpus opulifolius common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. **   Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Physocarpus opulifolius common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. **   Short Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 7 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 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- 9 Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   Rubus occidentalis L. Rubus occidentalis black raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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- 13 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 15 % 03       -none- 14 Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 15 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 1 % 01       -none- 16 Ceanothus L. Ceanothus L. Ceanothus ceanothus Ceanothus L. **   Ceanothus L. Ceanothus ceanothus Ceanothus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex 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 Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis L. **   Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 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- 22 Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum L. **   Apocynum cannabinum L. Apocynum cannabinum Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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- 24 Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Antennaria parvifolia small-leaf pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. **   Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. Antennaria parvifolia small-leaf pussytoes Antennaria parvifolia Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. **   Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. Heuchera richardsonii Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii R. Br. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Potentilla fissa Nutt. Potentilla fissa Nutt. Potentilla fissa bigflower cinquefoil Potentilla fissa Nutt. **   Potentilla fissa Nutt. Potentilla fissa bigflower cinquefoil Potentilla fissa Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 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- 28 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- 29 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- 30 Polypodium hesperium Maxon Polypodium hesperium Maxon Polypodium hesperium western polypody Polypodium hesperium Maxon **   Polypodium hesperium Maxon Polypodium hesperium western polypody Polypodium hesperium Maxon **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 Senecio rapifolius Nutt. Senecio rapifolius Nutt. Senecio rapifolius openwoods ragwort Senecio rapifolius Nutt. **   Senecio rapifolius Nutt. Senecio rapifolius openwoods ragwort Senecio rapifolius Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 32 Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. Oryzopsis micrantha Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Oryzopsis micrantha (Trin. & Rupr.) Thurb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Sporobolus R. Br. Sporobolus R. Br. Sporobolus dropseed Sporobolus R. Br. **   Sporobolus R. Br. Sporobolus dropseed Sporobolus R. Br. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Agrostis L. Agrostis L. Agrostis bentgrass Agrostis L. **   Agrostis L. Agrostis bentgrass Agrostis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula green needlegrass Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth **   Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula green needlegrass Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 35 m 50 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 40 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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