ZION.6
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.6
Author Observation Code	ZION.6
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.267461664 º
Longitude	-112.950954982 º
Author Location	ZION -- Lower Angels Landing Trail
Location Narrative	Angels Landing Trail, drop 20 meters down from trail at bend in river - just SW of Angels Landing
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1341.1199979615 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	colluvial slope
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Solifluction, landslide
Landscape Narrative	mistletoe in JUOS, GPS reading is 10m at 245 degrees from actual center of plot
Representativeness	unknown of association, very representative of plot in stand on slopes in main canyon.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	13 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	5 %
Name Other	lichen
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-May-2000
Observation End Date	22-May-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	plot marker is SE of large juniper and large rock. Shrubs more dominant than juniper

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 Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little **   Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little **   Canopy 30 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 50 cm       1 stem(s) 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 **   Tall Shrub 50 % 04       -none- 3 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 4 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 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- 6 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -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 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. argillosum (Greene) R.J. Davis Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. argillosum (Greene) R.J. Davis Erysimum capitatum var. argillosum Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. argillosum (Greene) R.J. Davis **   Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. argillosum (Greene) R.J. Davis **   Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. argillosum (Greene) R.J. Davis Erysimum capitatum var. argillosum Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. argillosum (Greene) R.J. Davis **   Erysimum capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene var. argillosum (Greene) R.J. Davis **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Elymus L. Elymus L. Elymus wildrye Elymus L. **   Elymus L. Elymus wildrye Elymus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Phacelia heterophylla Pursh Phacelia heterophylla Pursh Phacelia heterophylla varileaf phacelia Phacelia heterophylla Pursh **   Phacelia heterophylla Pursh Phacelia heterophylla varileaf phacelia Phacelia heterophylla Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 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 **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 14 Brickellia longifolia S. Wats. Brickellia longifolia S. Wats. Brickellia longifolia longleaf brickellbush Brickellia longifolia S. Wats. **   Brickellia longifolia S. Wats. Brickellia longifolia longleaf brickellbush Brickellia longifolia S. Wats. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 15 Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. Opuntia phaeacantha tulip pricklypear Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. **   Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. Opuntia phaeacantha tulip pricklypear Opuntia phaeacantha Engelm. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 70 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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