ZION.506
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.506
Author Observation Code	ZION.506
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.213928884 º
Longitude	-113.084112781 º
Author Location	ZION -- SE of Crater Hill, W of Coalpits Wash
Location Narrative	Take Dalton Wash Trail to junction with Coalpits Wash. Do NOT go down into Coalpits. Plot is southwest of this junction.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Springdale West region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1331.9759979754 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	bench
Representativeness	good of association and plot in stand
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	55 %
Name Other	moss, cryptogam, vegetation
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Apr-2000
Observation End Date	29-Apr-2000
Project	Zion National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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:
Growthform1 Type	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	seedling ARTR present

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 **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9.7 cm       1 stem(s) 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 20 % 03       -none- 3 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Gray Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Gray Plagiobothrys tenellus Pacific popcornflower Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Gray **   Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Gray Plagiobothrys tenellus Pacific popcornflower Plagiobothrys tenellus (Nutt. ex Hook.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia echinocarpa golden cholla Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow **   Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia echinocarpa golden cholla Opuntia echinocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow **   Dwarf Shrub 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 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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