RH-ZION.30
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.30
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.30
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.224152115 º
Longitude	-112.885517444 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Hwy 9, 2.9 miles east of east tunnel, south side of road. Pullout GPS: 332589 e, 4121400 n, +-5 m (WP 192). In ravine between 2 steep slickrock slopes, aabutting but not including slopes. 150 m south of WP 189.
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	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1717 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Channel bed
Landform	ravine
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Representativeness	Typical of arroyos in slickrock at this location
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	48 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	12 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	25 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Name Other	moss, lichen
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	03-Aug-1999
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	tag 940 photo 20, 345 degrees photo 21, 25 degrees

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 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 5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 50 cm       1 stem(s) 85 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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. **   Tall Shrub         -1 m² -none- 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 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 0.5 % 01       -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 **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 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 30 % 04       -none- 7 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- 8 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- 9 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 **   Short Shrub 0 % 01       -none- 10 Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. Opuntia macrorhiza twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 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- 13 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- 14 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- 15 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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- 19 Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima mountain monardella Monardella odoratissima Benth. **   Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima mountain monardella Monardella odoratissima Benth. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum redroot buckwheat Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. **   Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. Eriogonum racemosum redroot buckwheat Eriogonum racemosum Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Aster L. Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Brickellia Ell. Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 5 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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