ZION.516
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.516
Author Observation Code	ZION.516
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.180683487 º
Longitude	-113.091657761 º
Author Location	ZION -- shooting range
Location Narrative	Drive to shooting range. Plot is on top of basalt, and the shooting range is in the distance below it. Plot is ~40 m east of the park fence.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Springdale West area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1264.91999807732 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	rim
Rock Type	basalt
Representativeness	good for association on upper rim of basalt outcrops. good for plot in stand
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	75 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-May-2000
Observation End Date	01-May-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	Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
Misc Fields:
--no data--

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 Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. **   Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. **   Short Shrub 27 % 04       -none- 2 Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Grayia spinosa spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. **   Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. Grayia spinosa spiny hopsage Grayia spinosa (Hook.) Moq. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -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 **   Dwarf Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 4 Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens fourwing saltbush Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. **   Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. Echinocereus engelmannii Engelmann's hedgehog cactus Echinocereus engelmannii (Parry ex Engelm.) Lem. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 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         -1 m² -none- 7 Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata needle and thread Hesperostipa comata (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth ssp. comata **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 8 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         -1 m² -none- 9 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 10 Brickellia Ell. Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 11 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- 12 Lactuca L. Lactuca L. Lactuca lettuce Lactuca L. **   Lactuca L. Lactuca lettuce Lactuca L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Lepidium L. Lepidium L. Lepidium pepperweed Lepidium L. **   Lepidium L. Lepidium pepperweed Lepidium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Phacelia Juss. Phacelia Juss. Phacelia phacelia Phacelia Juss. **   Phacelia Juss. Phacelia phacelia Phacelia Juss. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. **   Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. Erodium cicutarium redstem stork's bill Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. ex Beal Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. ex Beal Muhlenbergia porteri bush muhly Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. ex Beal **   Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. ex Beal Muhlenbergia porteri bush muhly Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. ex Beal **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Mirabilis multiflora Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray **   Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray Mirabilis multiflora Colorado four o'clock Mirabilis multiflora (Torr.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka Erioneuron pulchellum Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka **   Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka **   Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka Erioneuron pulchellum Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka **   Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica woolly plantain Plantago patagonica Jacq. **   Plantago patagonica Jacq. Plantago patagonica woolly plantain Plantago patagonica Jacq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens red brome Bromus rubens L. **   Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens red brome Bromus rubens L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % 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     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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