ZION.85
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.85
Author Observation Code	ZION.85
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.358393467 º
Longitude	-113.010460347 º
Author Location	ZION -- Horse Pasture Plateau
Location Narrative	Hike up 1.5 miles down West Rim trail from TH. Plot is on west side of trail.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: The Guardian Angels area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2225.03999661794 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Burned - 1996. white rock, thin soil
Representativeness	of association - unknown or at least not common; high solar radiation burned, yet montane vegetation
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	30 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	55 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	04-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	1 Juniper snag in plot. Lots of PIPO and Juniper snags in area. High diversity in this post-fire shrubland. ARPA and CEFE will probably persist and become even more dominant

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 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Ceanothus fendleri Gray Ceanothus fendleri Gray Ceanothus fendleri Fendler's ceanothus Ceanothus fendleri Gray **   Ceanothus fendleri Gray Ceanothus fendleri Fendler's ceanothus Ceanothus fendleri Gray **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M. Roemer **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia gooseberryleaf globemallow Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. **   Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia gooseberryleaf globemallow Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Frasera speciosa elkweed Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. **   Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. Frasera speciosa elkweed Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Penstemon tusharensis N. Holmgren Penstemon tusharensis N. Holmgren Penstemon tusharensis Tushar Range beardtongue Penstemon tusharensis N. Holmgren **   Penstemon tusharensis N. Holmgren Penstemon tusharensis Tushar Range beardtongue Penstemon tusharensis N. Holmgren **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. **   Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. Chrysothamnus depressus longflower rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. **   Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. Chrysothamnus depressus longflower rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. **   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 1 m 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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