ZION.274
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.274
Author Observation Code	ZION.274
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.332695536 º
Longitude	-112.942709781 º
Author Location	ZION -- Mesa north of Wynopits
Location Narrative	HS#43; on knoll southwest of HS
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1986.07679698116 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	knoll
Landscape Narrative	mistletoe in juniper
Representativeness	of association - good. of plot in stand - very good for this knoll.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Project	Zion National Park
Observation Start Date	24-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	24-Aug-2000
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
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:
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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 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon PIED Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon PIED Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 2 Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper JUOS Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper JUOS Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry AMUT Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry AMUT Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 4 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany CEMO2 Cercocarpus montanus Raf. Cercocarpus montanus alderleaf mountain mahogany CEMO2 Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash FRAN2 Fraxinus anomala Torr. ex S. Wats. Fraxinus anomala singleleaf ash FRAN2 Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita ARPA6 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita ARPA6 Short Shrub 30 % 04       -none- 7 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry SYOR2 Symphoricarpos oreophilus Gray Symphoricarpos oreophilus mountain snowberry SYOR2 Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca YUBA Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca YUBA Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak QUGA Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak QUGA Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca YUELU Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. var. utahensis (McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata var. utahensis Utah yucca YUELU Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Unknown composite Unknown composite **   Plantae Plants Unknown composite **   Unknown composite **   Plantae Plants Unknown composite **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Linum L. Linum L. Linum flax LINUM Linum L. Linum flax LINUM Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Physaria chambersii Rollins Physaria chambersii Rollins Physaria chambersii Chambers' twinpod PHCH2 Physaria chambersii Rollins Physaria chambersii Chambers' twinpod PHCH2 Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass POFE Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass POFE Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf PAMY Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf. Paxistima myrsinites Oregon boxleaf PAMY Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry MARE11 Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry MARE11 Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Nonvascular     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 % Epiphyte     0 % Emergent     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 0 %
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