ZION.146
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.146
Author Observation Code	ZION.146
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.447869472 º
Longitude	-113.196819445 º
Author Location	ZION -- SSW of Lee Pass
Location Narrative	Lee Pass TH go south along road about 1/2 mile. Head straight up slope (west) 200-250 feet in elevation. Plot is open shrub and grassland
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Kolob Arch region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1926.33599707197 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	colluvial slope
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Solifluction, landslide
Representativeness	of association - mixed shrub with herbaceous cover not extremely common. ususally shrubs are more d
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	60 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	09-Aug-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	Dan's point 4/5

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. **   Short Shrub         -1 m² -none- 2 Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Sonoran scrub oak Quercus turbinella Greene **   Quercus turbinella Greene Quercus turbinella Sonoran scrub oak Quercus turbinella Greene **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 3 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth Arctostaphylos pungens pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth **   Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth Arctostaphylos pungens pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus montanus Raf. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 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. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Aristida purpurea Nutt. Aristida purpurea Nutt. Aristida purpurea purple threeawn Aristida purpurea Nutt. **   Aristida purpurea Nutt. Aristida purpurea purple threeawn Aristida purpurea Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Erigeron L. Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 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 2.5 % 02       -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 20 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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