RH-ZION.2
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.2
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.2
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.269454052 º
Longitude	-113.109121413 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Kolob Terrace Road, first turnoff beyond Park entrance, 0.15 milkes, on the west side.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: The Guardian Angels
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1360 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	bench
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	No stumps, a lot of Juniper seedlings and saplings.
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	75 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	moss, deer scats
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	21-Jul-1999
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	photo 36 north, photo 1 north spike in SE?

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 Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 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 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 5 cm       1 stem(s) 6 cm       1 stem(s) 7 cm       1 stem(s) 8 cm       1 stem(s) 9 cm       1 stem(s) 9 cm       1 stem(s) 9 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 10 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 42 cm       1 stem(s) 45 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. **   Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca Yucca baccata Torr. **   Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca Yucca baccata Torr. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Dwarf Shrub 15 % 03       -none- 8 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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- 10 Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 15 Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray Phoradendron juniperinum juniper mistletoe Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray **   Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray Phoradendron juniperinum juniper mistletoe Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Canopy 2 m 5 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 20 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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