RH-ZION.21
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.21
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.21
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.246444964 º
Longitude	-112.958541004 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, first pullout South of lodge (n 300m, s of lodge) West side of road.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Springdale East
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1242 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	valley floor
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Representativeness	Representative of the association directly adjacent to riparian assouciation (populus fremontii and
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	47 %
Percent Bare Soil	50 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	29-Jul-1999
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	photos 14, 15 north tag 997

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 Populus fremontii S. Wats. Populus fremontii S. Wats. Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii S. Wats. **   Populus fremontii S. Wats. Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii S. Wats. **   Canopy         -1 m² -none- 2 Fraxinus velutina Torr. Fraxinus velutina Torr. Fraxinus velutina velvet ash Fraxinus velutina Torr. **   Fraxinus velutina Torr. Fraxinus velutina velvet ash Fraxinus velutina Torr. **   Canopy 40 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27.5 cm       1 stem(s) 45 cm       1 stem(s) 47.5 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Sub-Canopy 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 25 cm       1 stem(s) 37.5 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Bromus diandrus Roth Bromus diandrus ripgut brome Bromus diandrus Roth **   Herbaceous 30 % 04       -none- 5 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -none- 6 Datura wrightii Regel Datura wrightii Regel Datura wrightii sacred thorn-apple Datura wrightii Regel **   Datura wrightii Regel Datura wrightii sacred thorn-apple Datura wrightii Regel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 20 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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