RH-ZION.51
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	RH-ZION.51
Author Observation Code	RH-ZION.51
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.345808496 º
Longitude	-113.109044174 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Kolob Terrace Road, dirt road to Ranger residence on Fire Pit Knoll, 0.24 miles. From center of plot to Firepit Knoll is 30, and to Spendlove Knoll 180. Plot is SW of Ranger residence road.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: The Guardian Angels
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2003 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Rock Type	basalt
Landscape Narrative	Dead, burned junipers.
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	4 %
Percent Litter	92 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Name Other	trace of large rocks
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1999
Observation End Date	11-Aug-1999
Project	Zion National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	0 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 957 photo 6, 30 degrees photo 7, 180 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 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 15 % 03       -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. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 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 2 % 02       -none- 4 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 **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 20 % 03       -none- 6 Aristida purpurea Nutt. Aristida purpurea Nutt. Aristida purpurea purple threeawn Aristida purpurea Nutt. **   Aristida purpurea Nutt. Aristida purpurea purple threeawn Aristida purpurea Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl **   Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl Epilobium brachycarpum tall annual willowherb Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Euphorbia L. Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge Euphorbia L. **   Euphorbia L. Euphorbia spurge Euphorbia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Erigeron L. Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Verbena bracteata bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. **   Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. Verbena bracteata bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Verbascum thapsus L. Verbascum thapsus L. Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbascum thapsus L. **   Verbascum thapsus L. Verbascum thapsus common mullein Verbascum thapsus L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Brassica L. Brassica L. Brassica mustard Brassica L. **   Brassica L. Brassica mustard Brassica L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. **   Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. Sphaeralcea coccinea scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 20 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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