ZION.14
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.14
Author Observation Code	ZION.14
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.271720968 º
Longitude	-112.947895985 º
Author Location	ZION -- Big Bend/Great White Throne Viewpoint
Location Narrative	Drive/take shuttle to Big Bend Stop. Cross the river; plotis up the hill, at the base of the cliff. From plot to shuttle shade structure = 15 degrees.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1389.88799788737 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	colluvial slope
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
Landscape Narrative	trail use by climbers
Representativeness	of association - PSME dominated woodlands are rare here. of plot in stand - stand varies across ben
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Wood	20 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	27 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	25-May-2000
Observation End Date	25-May-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	several snags throughout stand

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Canopy 50 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 19 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 24 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 37 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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- 3 Rhus aromatica Ait. Rhus aromatica Ait. Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica Ait. **   Rhus aromatica Ait. Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica Ait. **   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 Erigeron L. Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Erigeron L. Erigeron fleabane Erigeron L. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 6 Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. **   Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. Comandra umbellata bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Poa sp.? Poa L. Poa bluegrass Poa sp.? **   Poa L. Poa bluegrass Poa sp.? **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 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- 9 Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata var. nubigena Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. var. nubigena (Greene) Poelln. Claytonia perfoliata var. nubigena Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata var. nubigena **   Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata var. nubigena **   Claytonia perfoliata Donn ex Willd. var. nubigena (Greene) Poelln. Claytonia perfoliata var. nubigena Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata var. nubigena **   Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata var. nubigena **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Poa sp.? Poa L. Poa bluegrass Poa sp.? **   Poa L. Poa bluegrass Poa sp.? **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Brassicaceae Brassicaceae **   Brassicaceae Mustard family Brassicaceae **   Brassicaceae **   Brassicaceae Mustard family Brassicaceae **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Stellaria L. Stellaria L. Stellaria starwort Stellaria L. **   Stellaria L. Stellaria starwort Stellaria L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Brickellia Ell. Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 16 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 19 Fraxinus velutina Torr. Fraxinus velutina Torr. Fraxinus velutina velvet ash Fraxinus velutina Torr. **   Fraxinus velutina Torr. Fraxinus velutina velvet ash Fraxinus velutina Torr. **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 50 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 20 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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