ZION.355
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.355
Author Observation Code	ZION.355
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.279478079 º
Longitude	-113.00897805 º
Author Location	ZION -- Incline Temple #21
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: The Guardian Angels area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2164.0799967106 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	mesa
Landscape Narrative	lichen or moss cover is extensive on burned soils
Representativeness	of association - not common; due to burn. of plot in stand - good; but high variability in grasses
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	50 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	30 %
Name Other	moss
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Burned manzanita evident. Probably was dominated by ARPA and QUGA

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 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- 2 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- 3 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- 4 Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -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 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly Muhlenbergia Schreb. **   Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly Muhlenbergia Schreb. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -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 10 % 03       -none- 8 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- 9 Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Achillea millefolium L. Achillea millefolium common yarrow Achillea millefolium L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray **   Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Epilobium canum (Greene) Raven ssp. latifolium (Hook.) Raven Epilobium canum (Greene) Raven ssp. latifolium (Hook.) Raven Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium hummingbird trumpet Epilobium canum (Greene) Raven ssp. latifolium (Hook.) Raven **   Epilobium canum (Greene) Raven ssp. latifolium (Hook.) Raven Epilobium canum ssp. latifolium hummingbird trumpet Epilobium canum (Greene) Raven ssp. latifolium (Hook.) Raven **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana mountain phlox Phlox austromontana Coville **   Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana mountain phlox Phlox austromontana Coville **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Astragalus L. Astragalus L. Astragalus milkvetch Astragalus L. **   Astragalus L. Astragalus milkvetch Astragalus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Artemisia campestris L. Artemisia campestris field sagewort Artemisia campestris L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 20 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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