ZION.509
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.509
Author Observation Code	ZION.509
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.207996761 º
Longitude	-112.880112133 º
Author Location	ZION -- Checkerboard Mesa
Location Narrative	Hike up drainage on the west side of Checkerboard Mesa into Parunaweep Canyon area.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Springdale East
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1764.79199731752 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	hills
Landscape Narrative	past fire in area -- slope varies from 5% - 15%
Representativeness	good of association and plot in stand
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	5 %
Name Other	moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	30-Apr-2000
Observation End Date	30-Apr-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	all the JUOS have mistletoe

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 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 44.7 cm       1 stem(s) 48.6 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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 **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 6 cm       1 stem(s) 6.1 cm       1 stem(s) 3 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 10 % 03       -none- 4 Ceanothus L. Ceanothus L. Ceanothus ceanothus Ceanothus L. **   Ceanothus L. Ceanothus ceanothus Ceanothus L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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 40 % 04       -none- 6 Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca Yucca baccata Torr. **   Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca Yucca baccata Torr. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 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- 9 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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- 11 Townsendia Hook. Townsendia Hook. Townsendia Townsend daisy Townsendia Hook. **   Townsendia Hook. Townsendia Townsend daisy Townsendia Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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 **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Penstemon Schmidel Penstemon beardtongue Penstemon Schmidel **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Lomatium Raf. Lomatium Raf. Lomatium desertparsley Lomatium Raf. **   Lomatium Raf. Lomatium desertparsley Lomatium Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. Abronia fragrans snowball sand verbena Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. **   Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. Abronia fragrans snowball sand verbena Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Tradescantia occidentalis prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth **   Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth Tradescantia occidentalis prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. Muhlenbergia montana mountain muhly Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. Muhlenbergia montana mountain muhly Muhlenbergia montana (Nutt.) A.S. Hitchc. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Chaenactis DC. Chaenactis DC. Chaenactis pincushion Chaenactis DC. **   Chaenactis DC. Chaenactis pincushion Chaenactis DC. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray Sporobolus cryptandrus sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 25 Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray Gutierrezia microcephala threadleaf snakeweed Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray **   Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray Gutierrezia microcephala threadleaf snakeweed Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 5 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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