ZION.89
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.89
Author Observation Code	ZION.89
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.366172911 º
Longitude	-113.051836638 º
Author Location	ZION -- Upper Kolob Plateau
Location Narrative	Drive KT road to Little Creek Valley and park at park boundary. Hike east along boundary fence to corner. From the corner, travel southeast to the top of the gentle incline. Plot is on top. From plot, you can see the Lamereaux ranch house at an azimut
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: The Guardian Angels
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2410.66319633579 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	plateau
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Representativeness	of association - good; high altitude Ponderosa/ Sage-Oak. of plot in stand - good; Ponderosa is spa
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	60 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	05-Jul-2000
Project	Zion National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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	PIPO is sparsely spread across this rocky basalt plateau. ARNO also is quite sparse, but distributed evenly throughout and appears to be significant part of this rocky landscape. Not sure what Carex is here, but is yellow-green in color (no seed head).

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 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 66 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 3 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Artemisia nova A. Nels. Artemisia nova A. Nels. Artemisia nova black sagebrush Artemisia nova A. Nels. **   Artemisia nova A. Nels. Artemisia nova black sagebrush Artemisia nova A. Nels. **   Dwarf Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 7 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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- 10 Allium L. Allium L. Allium onion Allium L. **   Allium L. Allium onion Allium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Erigeron divergens Torr. & Gray Erigeron divergens Torr. & Gray Erigeron divergens spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens Torr. & Gray **   Erigeron divergens Torr. & Gray Erigeron divergens spreading fleabane Erigeron divergens Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Penstemon eatonii Gray Penstemon eatonii Gray Penstemon eatonii Eaton's penstemon Penstemon eatonii Gray **   Penstemon eatonii Gray Penstemon eatonii Eaton's penstemon Penstemon eatonii Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Unknown composite Unknown composite **   Plantae Plants Unknown composite **   Unknown composite **   Plantae Plants Unknown composite **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 10 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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