ZION.370
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.370
Author Observation Code	ZION.370
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.363124945 º
Longitude	-112.899819934 º
Author Location	ZION -- Near Dakota Hill
Location Narrative	From Dakota Hill fire go south heading toward the ridge top.
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	1859.27999717389 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	ridge
Landscape Narrative	no fire in area; short shrub
Representativeness	of plot in stand - may have a higher density of Purshia tridentata than other sage brush flats
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	60 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	cryptogam
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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	photos were taken with point &Shoot Kodak box camera

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 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -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 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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- 6 Penstemon linarioides Gray Penstemon linarioides Gray Penstemon linarioides toadflax penstemon Penstemon linarioides Gray **   Penstemon linarioides Gray Penstemon linarioides toadflax penstemon Penstemon linarioides Gray **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 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- 8 Lotus L. Lotus L. Lotus trefoil Lotus L. **   Lotus L. Lotus trefoil Lotus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Cirsium wheeleri (Gray) Petrak Cirsium wheeleri (Gray) Petrak Cirsium wheeleri Wheeler's thistle Cirsium wheeleri (Gray) Petrak **   Cirsium wheeleri (Gray) Petrak Cirsium wheeleri Wheeler's thistle Cirsium wheeleri (Gray) Petrak **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Linum perenne L. Linum perenne L. Linum perenne blue flax Linum perenne L. **   Linum perenne L. Linum perenne blue flax Linum perenne L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   Tragopogon dubius Scop. Tragopogon dubius yellow salsify Tragopogon dubius Scop. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Cordylanthus kingii S. Wats. Cordylanthus kingii S. Wats. Cordylanthus kingii King's bird's-beak Cordylanthus kingii S. Wats. **   Cordylanthus kingii S. Wats. Cordylanthus kingii King's bird's-beak Cordylanthus kingii S. Wats. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Castilleja flava S. Wats. var. flava Castilleja flava S. Wats. var. flava Castilleja flava var. flava yellow Indian paintbrush Castilleja flava S. Wats. var. flava **   Castilleja flava S. Wats. var. flava Castilleja flava var. flava yellow Indian paintbrush Castilleja flava S. Wats. var. flava **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   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 0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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