ZION.522
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.522
Author Observation Code	ZION.522
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.160699766 º
Longitude	-112.973036742 º
Author Location	ZION -- Parunaweep Canyon
Location Narrative	Drive to Shunesburg. Hike along East Fork of Virgin. Plot is ~80m outside of park.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Springdale East
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1185.36719819824 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	flood plain
Representativeness	good of association. This was in the largest stand of PLSE observed on the East Fork of Virgin.
Hydrologic Regime	Intermittently flooded
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	55 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-May-2000
Observation End Date	02-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:
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Misc Fields:
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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 Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville Pluchea sericea arrowweed Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville **   Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville Pluchea sericea arrowweed Pluchea sericea (Nutt.) Coville **   Short Shrub 37 % 04       -none- 2 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 8 % 03       -none- 3 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 1.5 % 02       -none- 4 Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. **   Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 5 Hypochaeris radicata L. Hypochaeris radicata L. Hypochaeris radicata hairy catsear Hypochaeris radicata L. **   Hypochaeris radicata L. Hypochaeris radicata hairy catsear Hypochaeris radicata L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. Vicia americana American vetch Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Lactuca L. Lactuca L. Lactuca lettuce Lactuca L. **   Lactuca L. Lactuca lettuce Lactuca L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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- 10 Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Artemisia ludoviciana white sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Epiphyte     0 % Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 10 % Emergent     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 40 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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