RH-ZION.69
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.69
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.69
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.230646745 º
Longitude	-112.964996357 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, (s of Court of Patriarchs), from center of plot to Sentinel 287, parked just north of slide (slump), bearing to Mnt of the Sun is 56.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Springdale East region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1269 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Landscape Narrative	Same formation chile - Moenavi? that the Shaperdia was growing in on Smith Mesa Road.
Representativeness	good, typical of steep slopes under the cliffs.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	7 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	71 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	moss, trace of lichen
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	17-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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	tag 966, in center, along a route photo 22, 315 degrees photo 23, 90 degrees

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 monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Canopy 16 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 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 **   Canopy 12 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 6 cm       1 stem(s) 8 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Sonoran scrub oak Quercus turbinella Greene **   Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Sonoran scrub oak Quercus turbinella Greene **   Canopy 9 % 03       -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 **   Canopy 2 % 02       -none- 5 Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry Shepherdia rotundifolia roundleaf buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry **   Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry Shepherdia rotundifolia roundleaf buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry **   Canopy 1 % 01       -none- 6 Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. **   Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. **   Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Sonoran scrub oak Quercus turbinella Greene **   Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Sonoran scrub oak Quercus turbinella Greene **   Tall Shrub 9 % 03       -none- 8 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Tall Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 9 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 **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. **   Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry Shepherdia rotundifolia roundleaf buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry **   Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry Shepherdia rotundifolia roundleaf buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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- 14 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- 15 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- 16 Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. Cercocarpus intricatus littleleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. **   Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. Cercocarpus intricatus littleleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene Hesperodoria scopulorum Grand Canyon glowweed Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene **   Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene Hesperodoria scopulorum Grand Canyon glowweed Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 2 m 5 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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