ZION.313
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.313
Author Observation Code	ZION.313
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.301097834 º
Longitude	-112.934980266 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	mesa top south of Mystery Canyon
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1944.31919704463 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	bench
Rock Type	sandstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	no signs of fire or insect damage
Representativeness	of plot in stand - good. There are more mature (larger) ABCO trees off the plot.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	1 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	47 %
Percent Bare Soil	40 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	24-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	scat - possibly bobcat. (collected and gave to Dan Cohan).

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 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Canopy 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 38 cm       1 stem(s) 59 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Canopy 0.5 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 4 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 5 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 20 % 03       -none- 6 Sphaeromeria ruthiae A. Holmgren, Shultz & Lowrey Sphaeromeria ruthiae A. Holmgren, Shultz & Lowrey Sphaeromeria ruthiae Zion chickensage Sphaeromeria ruthiae A. Holmgren, Shultz & Lowrey **   Sphaeromeria ruthiae A. Holmgren, Shultz & Lowrey Sphaeromeria ruthiae Zion chickensage Sphaeromeria ruthiae A. Holmgren, Shultz & Lowrey **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 7 Aquilegia L. Aquilegia L. Aquilegia columbine Aquilegia L. **   Aquilegia L. Aquilegia columbine Aquilegia L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 8 Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) Gray Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) Gray Brickellia microphylla littleleaf brickellbush Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) Gray **   Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) Gray Brickellia microphylla littleleaf brickellbush Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) Gray **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 9 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 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- 11 Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris beavertail pricklypear Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow **   Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris beavertail pricklypear Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey ssp. elymoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Chaenactis douglasii Douglas' dustymaiden Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. **   Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Chaenactis douglasii Douglas' dustymaiden Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Arabis holboellii Hornem. Arabis holboellii Hornem. Arabis holboellii Holboell's rockcress Arabis holboellii Hornem. **   Arabis holboellii Hornem. Arabis holboellii Holboell's rockcress Arabis holboellii Hornem. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Senecio L. Senecio L. Senecio ragwort Senecio L. **   Senecio L. Senecio ragwort Senecio L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene Hesperodoria scopulorum Grand Canyon glowweed Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene **   Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene Hesperodoria scopulorum Grand Canyon glowweed Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Greene **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 20 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- 21 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 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- 23 Clematis L. Clematis L. Clematis leather flower Clematis L. **   Clematis L. Clematis leather flower Clematis L. **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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