ZION.76
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.76
Author Observation Code	ZION.76
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.407027851 º
Longitude	-113.143206268 º
Author Location	ZION -- Hop Valley Trail
Location Narrative	From Hop Valley TH, hike Hop Valley Trail for several miles. Pass campsite A and cross the creek bottom (still on trail). Continue on trail for about 1/4 mile further; stake is about 30 m uphill from trail.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Kolob Arch region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1789.17599728045 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mid slope
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Solifluction, landslide
Representativeness	of association - very good. of plot in stand - very good; extensive QUGA stand stretches up hillsid
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	80 %
Percent Bare Soil	19 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jun-2000
Observation End Date	29-Jun-2000
Project	Zion National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	0 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	bench above that climbs out of Hop Valley, near confluence of La Verkin Creek, is probably 80% oak shrubland

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 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 90 % 06       -none- 2 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 10 % 03       -none- 3 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 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- 5 Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum redroot buckwheat Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. **   Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum redroot buckwheat Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. **   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 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 90 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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