Park at pullout at Dead Horse Point. Head north up slope from road. There is a small trail at end of cliffy road cut area that leads up slope into small meadow. Plot center is in first part of meadow, just off road about 15 paces.
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
Good example of this type. Pretty uniform site at this exposure. AMEALN is thicker to E of this assn. Assn. on both sides of this grassland is AMEALN shrubland with mixed forbs & grasses.
Soil makes a weak ribbon under 1 in. Quite gravelly (at least 10%) with lots of argillite present. One outcrop of argilite is in plot, and many cliffs are above plot.
Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type
Disturbance Intensity
Disturbance Comment
Animal, general
Bare soil due to ground squirrel burrows. Ungulate scat in plot (Deer).