Fryburg, North Dakota 



Location 



Billings Co., ND; Sec. 18, R. 100 W., T. 139 N.; GPS-UTM 5191143 N, 625999 E. 

 About 2 miles west-southwest of Fryburg. 



From Medora, South Dakota, travel 13 miles east on U.S. Interstate 94. Take Exit 36 and turn 

 right (south). Continue through Fryburg to "T" in road, located about 0.4 mile south of town. Turn 

 right (west) onto Sully Creek Road and travel 2 miles. Photopoint is about 30 yards south of the 

 road. 



Description 



August 27, 1999 



Bottomland 



Grasses. Agropyron 

 cristatum, Agropyron smithii, 

 Hordewnjubatum 



Forbs. Kochia scoparia, 

 Sphaeralcea coccinea, 

 Psoralea tenuiflora, Artemi- 

 sia ludoviciana 



Hills, Ridge tops, 

 Upper Plateaus 



Grasses. Agropyron smithii. 

 Bouteloua gracilis, Stipa 

 comata, Calamovilfa longifolia 



Shrubs and Trees. Artemisia 

 cana, Artemisia tridentata, 

 Artemisia frigida, Rhus 

 trilobata, Juniperus commu- 

 nis, Juniperus scopulorum, 

 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 



Synopsis 



Similar to "Fryburg, North Da- 

 kota (page 37)," as much of the 

 upland native range has been 

 converted to cropland on the 

 upper plateaus. Bottomland 

 vegetation previously dominated 

 by Bouteloua gracilis and Agropy- 

 ron smithii, is mostly Agropyron 

 cristatum, Hordeumjubatum, and 

 Kochia scoparia. The pine trees 

 discussed in the 1959 descrip- 

 tion are actually junipers 

 (Juniperus spp.). 



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