ZION.115
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.115
Author Observation Code	ZION.115
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.481252047 º
Longitude	-113.168903985 º
Author Location	ZION -- Horse Ranch Mountain
Location Narrative	Park at park boundary in Horse Ranch Mountain area. Hike to opposite (west) side of mountain, out to exposed point. Plot is on northern side near rim.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Kolob Arch area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2523.74399616391 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	rim
Landscape Narrative	thin soil. high radiation
Representativeness	of association - unique; have not seen yet. of plot in stand - good, but less dense Cercocarpus tha
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	80 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	18-Jul-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:
Growthform1 Type	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
--no data--

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 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 2 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- 3 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Eriogonum microthecum slender buckwheat Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. **   Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Eriogonum microthecum slender buckwheat Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 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- 6 unknown parsley? unknown parsley? **   Apiaceae Carrot family unknown parsley? **   unknown parsley? **   Apiaceae Carrot family unknown parsley? **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Petradoria pumila (Nutt.) Greene Petradoria pumila (Nutt.) Greene Petradoria pumila grassy rockgoldenrod Petradoria pumila (Nutt.) Greene **   Petradoria pumila (Nutt.) Greene Petradoria pumila grassy rockgoldenrod Petradoria pumila (Nutt.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Lesquerella S. Wats. Lesquerella S. Wats. Lesquerella bladderpod Lesquerella S. Wats. **   Lesquerella S. Wats. Lesquerella bladderpod Lesquerella S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Castilleja Mutis ex L. f. Castilleja Mutis ex L. f. Castilleja Indian paintbrush Castilleja Mutis ex L. f. **   Castilleja Mutis ex L. f. Castilleja Indian paintbrush Castilleja Mutis ex L. f. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. Hymenopappus filifolius fineleaf hymenopappus Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. **   Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. Hymenopappus filifolius fineleaf hymenopappus Hymenopappus filifolius Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -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 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- 13 Artemisia nova A. Nels. Artemisia nova A. Nels. Artemisia nova black sagebrush Artemisia nova A. Nels. **   Artemisia nova A. Nels. Artemisia nova black sagebrush Artemisia nova A. Nels. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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