ZION.139
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.139
Author Observation Code	ZION.139
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.464018044 º
Longitude	-113.191051317 º
Author Location	ZION -- Taylor Creek
Location Narrative	From Taylor Creek TH, hike up Taylor Creek trail for about 3/4 mile. Just after passing a horseshoe bend in the creek, hike up the southern slope, about 1/2 way. From plot, Tucupit Point is at 85 degrees and Paria Point is at 123 degrees
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Kolob Arch area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1752.59999733605 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Representativeness	of association - good; Cercocarpus shrubland. Many steep slopes of similar vegetation in Kolob. of
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	04-Aug-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	Dan's point #11.

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 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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 50 % 04       -none- 3 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 20 % 03       -none- 4 Ephedra viridis Coville Ephedra viridis Coville Ephedra viridis mormon tea Ephedra viridis Coville **   Ephedra viridis Coville Ephedra viridis mormon tea Ephedra viridis Coville **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana mountain big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana mountain big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Brickellia atractyloides Gray Brickellia atractyloides Gray Brickellia atractyloides spearleaf brickellbush Brickellia atractyloides Gray **   Brickellia atractyloides Gray Brickellia atractyloides spearleaf brickellbush Brickellia atractyloides Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 8 Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Eriogonum microthecum slender buckwheat Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. **   Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. Eriogonum microthecum slender buckwheat Eriogonum microthecum Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 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 10 % 03       -none- 11 Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana mountain phlox Phlox austromontana Coville **   Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana mountain phlox Phlox austromontana Coville **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Galium L. Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium L. **   Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 2 m 5 m 0 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 10 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 60 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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