RH-ZION.78
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.78
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.78
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.359666454 º
Longitude	-112.902476348 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	south of Dakota fire331527 e, 4136057 n, El 1297 m +-5.6 m WP 245 helicopter landing point Artemesia tridentata Poa fendleriana meadow
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	625 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1926 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	7 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Name Other	trace of moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	22-Aug-1999
Project	Zion National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	625 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	photo 13, 360 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 Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Canopy 5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm       1 stem(s) 45 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Canopy 1 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Canopy 0.5 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 4 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 50 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 4 cm       1 stem(s) 5 cm       1 stem(s) 5 cm       1 stem(s) 6 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Tall Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 6 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 % 01       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 5 cm       1 stem(s) 7 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Short Shrub 6 % 03       -none- 9 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 10 Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata Rhus trilobata var. trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata **   Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata Rhus trilobata var. trilobata skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata Nutt. var. trilobata **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 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 5 % 02       -none- 13 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 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 Penstemon linarioides Gray Penstemon linarioides Gray Penstemon linarioides toadflax penstemon Penstemon linarioides Gray **   Penstemon linarioides Gray Penstemon linarioides toadflax penstemon Penstemon linarioides Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins Cordylanthus parviflorus purple bird's-beak Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins **   Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins Cordylanthus parviflorus purple bird's-beak Cordylanthus parviflorus (Ferris) Wiggins **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora showy goldeneye Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora **   Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora showy goldeneye Heliomeris multiflora Nutt. var. multiflora **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Linum perenne L. Linum perenne L. Linum perenne blue flax Linum perenne L. **   Linum perenne L. Linum perenne blue flax Linum perenne L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 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- 26 Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant Ipomopsis aggregata scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant **   Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant Ipomopsis aggregata scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata (Pursh) V. Grant **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 35 m 50 m 5 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 50 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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