RH-ZION.34
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.34
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.34
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.234206487 º
Longitude	-113.105050162 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Dalton Wash parking lot, WP 194, proceed south.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Springdale West region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1381 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	plateau
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Representativeness	Typical of this association along the bluffs.
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	76 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	cryptogam and a trace of wood.
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	04-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	Spike in center, tag 945 photo 18, 360 degrees photo 18, 180 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 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 7 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Ephedra viridis Coville Ephedra viridis Coville Ephedra viridis mormon tea Ephedra viridis Coville **   Ephedra viridis Coville Ephedra viridis mormon tea Ephedra viridis Coville **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 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. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. Opuntia phaeacantha tulip pricklypear Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. **   Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. Opuntia phaeacantha tulip pricklypear Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray Gutierrezia microcephala threadleaf snakeweed Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray **   Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray Gutierrezia microcephala threadleaf snakeweed Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. Echinocereus triglochidiatus kingcup cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. **   Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. Echinocereus triglochidiatus kingcup cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus Engelm. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -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 **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia whipplei Whipple cholla Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow **   Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia whipplei Whipple cholla Opuntia whipplei Engelm. & Bigelow **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Pleuraphis jamesii James' galleta Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. **   Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Pleuraphis jamesii James' galleta Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -none- 12 Machaeranthera gracilis (Nutt.) Shinners Machaeranthera gracilis (Nutt.) Shinners Machaeranthera gracilis slender goldenweed Machaeranthera gracilis (Nutt.) Shinners **   Machaeranthera gracilis (Nutt.) Shinners Machaeranthera gracilis slender goldenweed Machaeranthera gracilis (Nutt.) Shinners **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 2 m 5 m 10 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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