RH-ZION.54
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.54
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.54
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.361174875 º
Longitude	-113.107001793 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Kolob Terrace Road to dirt road to ranger residence on Firepit Knoll, 1.4 miles. Plot is on east side of road.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: The Guardian Angels area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2099 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	plateau
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	87 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Name Other	trace of moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	11-Aug-1999
Project	Zion 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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Spike in center, tag 955. photo 12, 50 degrees photo 13, 180 degrees.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 8 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 67 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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. **   Sub-Canopy 5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 55 cm       1 stem(s) 3 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 0.5 % 01       -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 5 % 02       -none- 5 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 4 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 6 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 20 % 03       -none- 7 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 1 % 01       -none- 8 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Erigeron L. Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -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 Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Phacelia Juss. Phacelia Juss. Phacelia phacelia Phacelia Juss. **   Phacelia Juss. Phacelia phacelia Phacelia Juss. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Senecio eremophilus Richards. Senecio eremophilus Richards. Senecio eremophilus desert ragwort Senecio eremophilus Richards. **   Senecio eremophilus Richards. Senecio eremophilus desert ragwort Senecio eremophilus Richards. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora showy goldeneye Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora **   Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora showy goldeneye Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Lotus utahensis Ottley Lotus utahensis Ottley Lotus utahensis Utah bird's-foot trefoil Lotus utahensis Ottley **   Lotus utahensis Ottley Lotus utahensis Utah bird's-foot trefoil Lotus utahensis Ottley **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray **   Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. Cirsium calcareum Cainville thistle Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. **   Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. Cirsium calcareum Cainville thistle Cirsium calcareum (M.E. Jones) Woot. & Standl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Lupinus L. Lupinus L. Lupinus lupine Lupinus L. **   Lupinus L. Lupinus lupine Lupinus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 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- 21 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- 22 Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey **   Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey **   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 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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