ZION.309
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.309
Author Observation Code	ZION.309
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.321787131 º
Longitude	-112.960924874 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	west side of saddle
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2040.02639689916 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mesa
Rock Type	sandstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	rodent burrow
Representativeness	of plot in stand - this plot represent
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	22-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:
Growthform1 Type	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	sparse vegetation growing in saddle. did not have time to measure DBH of trees

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 edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. Purshia tridentata antelope bitterbrush Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. **   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 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- 6 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. **   Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris beavertail pricklypear Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow **   Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris beavertail pricklypear Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Carex rossii Boott Carex rossii Ross' sedge Carex rossii Boott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Machaeranthera Nees Machaeranthera Nees Machaeranthera tansyaster Machaeranthera Nees **   Machaeranthera Nees Machaeranthera tansyaster Machaeranthera Nees **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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- 15 Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. **   Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Chaenactis douglasii Douglas' dustymaiden Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. **   Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. Chaenactis douglasii Douglas' dustymaiden Chaenactis douglasii (Hook.) Hook. & Arn. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Arabis holboellii Hornem. Arabis holboellii Hornem. Arabis holboellii Holboell's rockcress Arabis holboellii Hornem. **   Arabis holboellii Hornem. Arabis holboellii Holboell's rockcress Arabis holboellii Hornem. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Phlox hoodii Richards. Phlox hoodii Richards. Phlox hoodii spiny phlox Phlox hoodii Richards. **   Phlox hoodii Richards. Phlox hoodii spiny phlox Phlox hoodii Richards. **   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   0.5 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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