ZION.63
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.63
Author Observation Code	ZION.63
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.349685302 º
Longitude	-113.105924087 º
Author Location	ZION -- Firepit Knoll
Location Narrative	Plot is in crater of Firepit Knoll
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: The Guardian Angels region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2182.3679966828 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	cinder cone depression
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	fire may have impacted this area
Representativeness	of association - not many undisturbed STCO grasslands in park. of plot in stand - very good.
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	55 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jun-2000
Observation End Date	26-Jun-2000
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	Burn occured on north and northeast side of cinder cone; may have affected the center also

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 Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Herbaceous 20 % 03       -none- 2 Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Herbaceous 20 % 03       -none- 3 Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Lotus utahensis Ottley Lotus utahensis Ottley Lotus utahensis Utah bird's-foot trefoil Lotus utahensis Ottley **   Lotus utahensis Ottley Lotus utahensis Utah bird's-foot trefoil Lotus utahensis Ottley **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Lupinus L. Lupinus L. Lupinus lupine Lupinus L. **   Lupinus L. Lupinus lupine Lupinus L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl **   Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl **   Herbaceous 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 50 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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