ZION.212
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.212
Author Observation Code	ZION.212
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.214300828 º
Longitude	-112.890050204 º
Author Location	ZION -- Mesa west of Checkerboard Mesa
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Springdale East region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2029.96799691445 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	mesa
Landscape Narrative	lightning struck snag
Representativeness	of association - Pinus edulis/ Juniperus osteosperma/ Arctostaphylos patula. of plot in stand - goo
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	24-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	Needle-leaved shrub
Growthform2 Type	Broad-leaved deciduous shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Juniper and Pinyon look very old and rugged with thick sculptured dead wood. Cryptobiotic crusts not forming on this soil type - but seen elsewhere near plot.

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 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 24 cm       1 stem(s) 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 10 % 03       -none- 4 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. **   Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 42 cm       1 stem(s) 45 cm       1 stem(s) 7 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Dwarf Shrub 10 % 03       -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. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Eriogonum panguicense (M.E. Jones) Reveal Eriogonum panguicense (M.E. Jones) Reveal Eriogonum panguicense Panguitch buckwheat Eriogonum panguicense (M.E. Jones) Reveal **   Eriogonum panguicense (M.E. Jones) Reveal Eriogonum panguicense Panguitch buckwheat Eriogonum panguicense (M.E. Jones) Reveal **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Physaria newberryi Gray Physaria newberryi Gray Physaria newberryi Newberry's twinpod Physaria newberryi Gray **   Physaria newberryi Gray Physaria newberryi Newberry's twinpod Physaria newberryi Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small Chamaesyce fendleri Fendler's sandmat Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small **   Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small Chamaesyce fendleri Fendler's sandmat Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Cryptantha humilis (Gray) Payson Cryptantha humilis (Gray) Payson Cryptantha humilis roundspike cryptantha Cryptantha humilis (Gray) Payson **   Cryptantha humilis (Gray) Payson Cryptantha humilis roundspike cryptantha Cryptantha humilis (Gray) Payson **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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