ZION.93
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.93
Author Observation Code	ZION.93
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.343641286 º
Longitude	-113.064825018 º
Author Location	ZION -- Base of Pocket Mesa
Location Narrative	From Wildcat Canyon TH, hike about 3/4 mile (?) on trail. Then hike north. Plot is about 70 m from base of Pocket Mesa.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: The Guardian Angels region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2127.50399676619 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	plateau
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Landscape Narrative	prescribed fire through plot in fall '98
Representativeness	of association - uncommon - ferns came in after fire. Dense litter understory. of plot in stand -
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	06-Jul-2000
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	This area seems highly unique with the fern understory. Obviously it is a low site that holds water. Openings are interspersed among the pine woodland that support wetlands or wet meadows. Sandstone Pocket Mesa protrudes out of the woodland.

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 50 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 38 cm       1 stem(s) 43 cm       1 stem(s) 48 cm       1 stem(s) 49 cm       1 stem(s) 51 cm       1 stem(s) 53 cm       1 stem(s) 60 cm       1 stem(s) 61 cm       1 stem(s) 63 cm       1 stem(s) 78 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Herbaceous 80 % 06       -none- 3 Senecio spartioides Torr. & Gray Senecio spartioides Torr. & Gray Senecio spartioides broomlike ragwort Senecio spartioides Torr. & Gray **   Senecio spartioides Torr. & Gray Senecio spartioides broomlike ragwort Senecio spartioides Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Fendler's sandwort Arenaria fendleri Gray **   Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Fendler's sandwort Arenaria fendleri Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Calamagrostis Adans. Calamagrostis Adans. Calamagrostis reedgrass Calamagrostis Adans. **   Calamagrostis Adans. Calamagrostis reedgrass Calamagrostis Adans. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Thermopsis montana Nutt. Thermopsis montana Nutt. Thermopsis montana mountain goldenbanner Thermopsis montana Nutt. **   Thermopsis montana Nutt. Thermopsis montana mountain goldenbanner Thermopsis montana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Leptodactylon watsonii (Gray) Rydb. Leptodactylon watsonii (Gray) Rydb. Leptodactylon watsonii Watson's prickly phlox Leptodactylon watsonii (Gray) Rydb. **   Leptodactylon watsonii (Gray) Rydb. Leptodactylon watsonii Watson's prickly phlox Leptodactylon watsonii (Gray) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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. **   Sub-Canopy         -1 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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