ZION.44
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.44
Author Observation Code	ZION.44
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.168387579 º
Longitude	-112.87310455 º
Author Location	ZION -- SE Corner of park
Location Narrative	From SE corner of park, hike west along park boundary for about 3/4 mile, to a "ridgetop". Continue north along this false ridge for about 1 mile.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: The Barracks area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1767.83999731288 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Rock Type	sandstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	thin soil over bedrock
Representativeness	of association - very; good representation of high slickrock ponderosa sparse woodlands. of plot i
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jun-2000
Observation End Date	12-Jun-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	Ponderosa/Manzanita Woodlands seem to dominate the high slickrock (Navajo) formations.

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 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 45 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little **   Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little **   Sub-Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 19 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 5 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 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- 11 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don **   Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Frém. Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Frém. Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Frém. **   Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Frém. Eriogonum inflatum desert trumpet Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Frém. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Fendler's sandwort Arenaria fendleri Gray **   Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Fendler's sandwort Arenaria fendleri Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 10 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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