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WICA.29
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4411.WICA29
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? WICA.29
Author Observation Code ? WICA.29
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 43.578618824 º
Longitude ? -103.401989968 º
Author Location ? WICA
Location Narrative ? go north on NPS 5 from SE corner of park, about 1 miles. Plot is west of road near top edge of canyon wall
State or Province ? South Dakota
Country ? United States
Named Places
region|state|province: South Dakota
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 0
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1172.5655982177 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 20.5 º
Topographic Position ? Interfluve
Landform ? canyon
Representativeness ? good although pinus ponderosa cover varies, with this plot having less canopy than others
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 20 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 20 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 10 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 28-Jul-1997
Observation End Date ? 28-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
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 ? VP529
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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       -none-
2 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Tall Shrub
37.5 %
04       -none-
3 Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. **   Rhus trilobata Nutt. Rhus trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. **   Tall Shrub
2.5 %
02       -none-
4 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
5 Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
6 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
2.5 %
02       -none-
7 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-
8 Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides **   Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners var. eupatorioides **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
9 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-
10 Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum **   Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum Oligoneuron rigidum var. rigidum stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum (L.) Small var. rigidum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
11 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
12 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-
13 Verbascum thapsus L. Verbascum thapsus L. Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbascum thapsus L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
14 Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths **   Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths Bouteloua gracilis blue grama Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 Aster L. Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
16 Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Chamaesyce maculata spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small **   Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small Chamaesyce maculata spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
17 Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims Mentzelia oligosperma chickenthief Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims **   Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims Mentzelia oligosperma chickenthief Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
18 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-
19 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-
20 Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray **   Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray Sporobolus heterolepis prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis (Gray) Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
21 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-
22 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-
23 Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Aster oblongifolius Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Aster oblongifolius Nutt. Aster oblongifolius Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Aster oblongifolius Nutt. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
24 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-
25 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-
26 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-
27 Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia cuspidata plains muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. **   Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. Muhlenbergia cuspidata plains muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata (Torr. ex Hook.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
28 Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Campanula rotundifolia L. Campanula rotundifolia bluebell bellflower Campanula rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
29 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
30 Artemisia dracunculus L. Artemisia dracunculus L. Artemisia dracunculus tarragon Artemisia dracunculus L. **   Artemisia dracunculus L. Artemisia dracunculus tarragon Artemisia dracunculus L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
31 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-
32 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
33 Cheilanthes feei T. Moore Cheilanthes feei T. Moore Cheilanthes feei slender lipfern Cheilanthes feei T. Moore **   Cheilanthes feei T. Moore Cheilanthes feei slender lipfern Cheilanthes feei T. Moore **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
34 Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray Calochortus nuttallii sego lily Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray **   Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray Calochortus nuttallii sego lily Calochortus nuttallii Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
35 Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale gypsyflower Cynoglossum officinale L. **   Cynoglossum officinale L. Cynoglossum officinale gypsyflower Cynoglossum officinale L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
36 Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake **   Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake **   Short Shrub
2.5 %
02       -none-
37 Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. **   Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
38 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-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 2 m 5 m 10 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 20 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub   0.5 m 10 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Reed, Cindy Field assistant
Faber-Langendoen, Don PI
MacAdams, Amanda Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Cercocarpus montanus / Bouteloua curtipendula Shrubland       no
Faber-Langendoen, Don
Marriott, Hollis


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Sands: Sand                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   see above
Animal, general   game trail through plot, elk and deer use likely. Bison use on flat south of plot


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot