ZION.49
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.49
Author Observation Code	ZION.49
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.269908123 º
Longitude	-112.902548348 º
Author Location	ZION -- Stave Springs TH
Location Narrative	From Stave Springs TH, hike about 300m along trail. Plot is in drainage bottom north of the trail.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1956.81599702564 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	flood plain
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Representativeness	of association - have not seen grassy wet meadows in park yet. of plot in stand - very good; stand
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jun-2000
Observation End Date	14-Jun-2000
Project	Zion National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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	stream (no water) bottom 1 meter wide is adjacent to this riparian meadow plot. Soil is probably saturated in early spring but not neccessarily flooded. Have seen Bromus inermis in this area along stream banks.

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 longiflorus Gray Symphoricarpos longiflorus Gray Symphoricarpos longiflorus desert snowberry Symphoricarpos longiflorus Gray **   Symphoricarpos longiflorus Gray Symphoricarpos longiflorus desert snowberry Symphoricarpos longiflorus Gray **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 2 Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Bromus inermis Leyss. Bromus inermis smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. **   Herbaceous 90 % 06       -none- 3 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 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 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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