AZ03030202002
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	AZ03030202002
Author Observation Code	AZ03030202002
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.3945179281344 º
Longitude	-114.013339921596 º
State or Province	Arizona
Named Places	region|state|province: Arizona
Layout Fields:
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	853 m
Landform	canyon side
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Mar-2002
Project	Southwest GAP, Arizona
Cover Method	SW GAP: AZ Cover Method 2
Stratum Method	SW GAP Training
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	25 %
Field Cover	10 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	stand size: 5-10 ha; The general pattern of this canyon: exposed faces dominated by encelia with a good paloverde layer over it; and sheltered faces and narrow crevasses dominated by Jojoba with a good representation of grass and a diversity of shrubs; Both situations divided

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Aristida L. Aristida L. Aristida threeawn Aristida L. **   Aristida L. Aristida threeawn Aristida L. **   grasses 0.5 % <1       -none- 2 Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid. Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid. Simmondsia chinensis jojoba Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid. **   Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid. Simmondsia chinensis jojoba Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schneid. **   shrubs 17 % 10-24       -none- 3 Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray Sphaeralcea ambigua desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray **   Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray Sphaeralcea ambigua desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua Gray **   shrubs 5 % 1-9       -none- 4 Encelia frutescens (Gray) Gray Encelia frutescens (Gray) Gray Encelia frutescens button brittlebush Encelia frutescens (Gray) Gray **   Encelia frutescens (Gray) Gray Encelia frutescens button brittlebush Encelia frutescens (Gray) Gray **   shrubs 5 % 1-9       -none- 5 Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & Gray) Greene Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & Gray) Greene Xylorhiza tortifolia Mojave woodyaster Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & Gray) Greene Xylorhiza tortifolia Mojave woodyaster Xylorhiza tortifolia (Torr. & Gray) Greene **   shrubs 5 % 1-9       -none- 6 Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville Larrea tridentata creosote bush Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville **   Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville Larrea tridentata creosote bush Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville **   shrubs 0.5 % <1       -none- 7 Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia chlorotica dollarjoint pricklypear Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & Bigelow **   Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia chlorotica dollarjoint pricklypear Opuntia chlorotica Engelm. & Bigelow **   shrubs 0.5 % <1       -none- 8 Fouquieria splendens Engelm. Fouquieria splendens Engelm. Fouquieria splendens ocotillo Fouquieria splendens Engelm. **   Fouquieria splendens Engelm. Fouquieria splendens ocotillo Fouquieria splendens Engelm. **   shrubs 0.5 % <1       -none- 9 Agave deserti Engelm. Agave deserti Engelm. Agave deserti desert agave Agave deserti Engelm. **   Agave deserti Engelm. Agave deserti desert agave Agave deserti Engelm. **   shrubs 0.5 % <1       -none- 10 Krameria grayi Rose & Painter Krameria grayi Rose & Painter Krameria grayi white ratany Krameria grayi Rose & Painter **   Krameria grayi Rose & Painter Krameria grayi white ratany Krameria grayi Rose & Painter **   shrubs 0.5 % <1       -none- 11 Canotia holacantha Torr. Canotia holacantha Torr. Canotia holacantha crucifixion thorn Canotia holacantha Torr. **   Canotia holacantha Torr. Canotia holacantha crucifixion thorn Canotia holacantha Torr. **   trees 0.5 % <1       -none- 12 Plantae Plantae **   Plantae Plants Plantae **   Plantae **   Plantae Plants Plantae **   unknown 17 % 10-24       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover unknown       trees       shrubs       grasses
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