ZION.258
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.258
Author Observation Code	ZION.258
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.259258206 º
Longitude	-112.993793526 º
Author Location	ZION -- Mesa east of the Bishopric
Location Narrative	HS #25
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2241.49919659292 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	mesa
Landscape Narrative	may be Juniperus scopulorum-osteosperma hybrid
Representativeness	of association - not as thick QUGA as other areas, but otherwise, good. of plot in stand - good of
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Wood	15 %
Percent Litter	49 %
Percent Bare Soil	35 %
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:
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Misc Fields:
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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 scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Canopy 40 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.2 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13.9 cm       1 stem(s) 15.6 cm       1 stem(s) 15.8 cm       1 stem(s) 16.2 cm       1 stem(s) 16.9 cm       1 stem(s) 17.4 cm       1 stem(s) 18.9 cm       1 stem(s) 19.8 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 34.2 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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 # 19.9 cm       1 stem(s) 26.4 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 30 % 04       -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 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 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- 7 Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 8 Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray Helianthella uniflora oneflower helianthella Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray **   Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray Helianthella uniflora oneflower helianthella Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -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 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Linum L. Linum L. Linum flax Linum L. **   Linum L. Linum flax Linum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula green needlegrass Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth **   Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth Nassella viridula green needlegrass Nassella viridula (Trin.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Fendler's sandwort Arenaria fendleri Gray **   Arenaria fendleri Gray Arenaria fendleri Fendler's sandwort Arenaria fendleri Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Arabis L. Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Arabis L. Arabis rockcress Arabis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 21 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 22 Unknown composite Unknown composite **   Plantae Plants Unknown composite **   Unknown composite **   Plantae Plants Unknown composite **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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