ZION.90
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.90
Author Observation Code	ZION.90
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.369160723 º
Longitude	-113.061933923 º
Author Location	ZION -- Oak Spring Valley
Location Narrative	Drive KT road to Little Creek Valley. Park at boundary and hike east along fence for 2/3 mile. Go south down Oak Spring Valley drainage for 1/3 mile. Then head east again for 100m to plot.
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	2364.63839640575 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	swale
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	prescribed fire spring '99. burned area, lots of dead ARNO stems
Representativeness	of association - uncommon - low drainage channel; previously sage/grass. Post-fire vegetation is un
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	27 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	05-Jul-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	Symphoricarpos oreophilus is found nearly everywhere on this part of the lower Kolob Plateau. the recent burn may hve allowed it to compete and become a dominant shrub in many cases.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Short Shrub 30 % 04       -none- 2 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 20 % 03       -none- 4 Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb. Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb. Lathyrus brachycalyx Bonneville pea Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb. **   Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb. Lathyrus brachycalyx Bonneville pea Lathyrus brachycalyx Rydb. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -none- 5 Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson Elytrigia repens Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson **   Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson **   Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson Elytrigia repens Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson **   Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex B.D. Jackson **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth Achnatherum lettermanii Letterman's needlegrass Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth **   Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth Achnatherum lettermanii Letterman's needlegrass Achnatherum lettermanii (Vasey) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus Pursh **   Lupinus argenteus Pursh Lupinus argenteus silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus Pursh **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) Mentha ×piperita peppermint Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) **   Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) Mentha ×piperita peppermint Mentha ×piperita L. (pro sp.) **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Mertensia arizonica Greene Mertensia arizonica Greene Mertensia arizonica aspen bluebells Mertensia arizonica Greene **   Mertensia arizonica Greene Mertensia arizonica aspen bluebells Mertensia arizonica Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum redroot buckwheat Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. **   Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum redroot buckwheat Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   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 30 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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