WICA.54
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WICA.54
Author Observation Code	WICA.54
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	43.625500055 º
Longitude	-103.380569209 º
Author Location	WICA
Location Narrative	ridgecrest W of NPS 6 - 1st ridgecrest S of boundary with Custer SP
State or Province	South Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: South Dakota quadrangle: Mount Coolidge area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	0 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1293.87599803331 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Representativeness	variable stand - some areas have more poa pratensis, some more stipa comata; carex filifolia common
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	10 %
Name Other	bison poop
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	VP505

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 campestris L. Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 3 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 15 % 03       -none- 4 Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Carex filifolia Nutt. Carex filifolia threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Nutt. **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 5 Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. Psoralidium tenuiflorum slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. **   Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. Psoralidium tenuiflorum slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Stipa comata Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. Stipa comata Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   Stipa comata Trin. & Rupr. **   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 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. **   Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Ratibida columnifera upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 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- 12 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- 13 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- 14 Hedeoma Pers. Hedeoma Pers. Hedeoma false pennyroyal Hedeoma Pers. **   Hedeoma Pers. Hedeoma false pennyroyal Hedeoma Pers. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Dalea L. Dalea L. Dalea prairie clover Dalea L. **   Dalea L. Dalea prairie clover Dalea L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. Echinacea pallida pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. **   Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. Echinacea pallida pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 Silene antirrhina L. Silene antirrhina L. Silene antirrhina sleepy silene Silene antirrhina L. **   Silene antirrhina L. Silene antirrhina sleepy silene Silene antirrhina L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R. Hunt var. missouriensis Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R. Hunt var. missouriensis Escobaria missouriensis var. missouriensis Missouri foxtail cactus Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R. Hunt var. missouriensis **   Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R. Hunt var. missouriensis Escobaria missouriensis var. missouriensis Missouri foxtail cactus Escobaria missouriensis (Sweet) D.R. Hunt var. missouriensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. **   Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica woolly plantain Plantago patagonica Jacq. **   Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica woolly plantain Plantago patagonica Jacq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 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- 25 Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Ericameria pinifolia (Gray) Hall Ericameria pinifolia (Gray) Hall Ericameria pinifolia pinebush Ericameria pinifolia (Gray) Hall **   Ericameria pinifolia (Gray) Hall Ericameria pinifolia pinebush Ericameria pinifolia (Gray) Hall **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. hordeoides (Suksdorf) Barkworth Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. hordeoides (Suksdorf) Barkworth Elymus elymoides ssp. hordeoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. hordeoides (Suksdorf) Barkworth **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. hordeoides (Suksdorf) Barkworth Elymus elymoides ssp. hordeoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. hordeoides (Suksdorf) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Cirsium undulatum wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. **   Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. Cirsium undulatum wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   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 50 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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