ZION.128
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.128
Author Observation Code	ZION.128
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.190312377 º
Longitude	-112.94766041 º
Author Location	ZION -- Between Hepworth Wash and Gifford Canyon
Location Narrative	Up Gifford Canyon to last drainage on west. Head to top of drainage and over about 1/4 mile. Bridge Mountain is at 322 degrees from plot.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Springdale East area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1876.95839714702 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	slope
Rock Type	sandstone, unspecified
Representativeness	of association - very good; common throughout park. of plot in stand - good; but density of shrubs
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	97 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	28-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:
Growthform1 Type	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	High slickrock communities are usually dominated by CEIN and stunted PIPO, other shrubs occur like AMUT and HODU in fewer numbers.

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 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. Cercocarpus intricatus littleleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. **   Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. Cercocarpus intricatus littleleaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus intricatus S. Wats. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -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 Holodiscus dumosus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Heller Holodiscus dumosus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Heller Holodiscus dumosus rockspirea Holodiscus dumosus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Heller **   Holodiscus dumosus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Heller Holodiscus dumosus rockspirea Holodiscus dumosus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Heller **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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- 6 Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 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- 8 Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don **   Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 2 m 5 m 0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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