ZION.4
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.4
Author Observation Code	ZION.4
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.163188863 º
Longitude	-112.972943814 º
Author Location	ZION -- Parunaweep Canyon
Location Narrative	Park at Shunesburg; plot is ~100 m outside of park on the Chinle Formation north of the river.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Springdale East
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1249.67999810049 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Representativeness	of association - very good of Chinle area of stand - good of this slope; not a very large area, tho
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	95 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-May-2000
Observation End Date	19-May-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:
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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 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa **   Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa **   Short Shrub         -1 m² -none- 4 Cora Cora Cora Cora **   Cora **   Cora Cora Cora **   Cora **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex Gray) Barneby Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex Gray) Barneby Psorothamnus fremontii Fremont's dalea Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex Gray) Barneby **   Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex Gray) Barneby Psorothamnus fremontii Fremont's dalea Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex Gray) Barneby **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Physaria chambersii Rollins Physaria chambersii Rollins Physaria chambersii Chambers' twinpod Physaria chambersii Rollins **   Physaria chambersii Rollins Physaria chambersii Chambers' twinpod Physaria chambersii Rollins **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 borage sp. Borago L. Borago borage borage sp. **   Borago L. Borago borage borage sp. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Pleuraphis jamesii James' galleta Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. **   Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. Pleuraphis jamesii James' galleta Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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- 10 Chenopodium L. Chenopodium L. Chenopodium goosefoot Chenopodium L. **   Chenopodium L. Chenopodium goosefoot Chenopodium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Euphorbia L. Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge Euphorbia L. **   Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge Euphorbia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 % Short Shrub     0 %
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