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Physical Descriptive Data for Plots

(Complete FGDC-compliant metadata is in preparation for these data)

These data were collected under contract by The Nature Conservancy, through a contract with the Environmental Research Systems Institute. They consist of descriptions
of the physical description for each site, site code, site name, GPS coordinates, elevation, slope, aspect, topographic setting, landform, surface geology, cowardin system
type, hydrography, surface materials, soil drainage, leaf characteristics, and physiography. If you do not have tables capability, see the < PRE > tagged text file with your
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Other Data for Plots include Species Listing Data.

Plot Code Asscoiation Alliance USGS Quad Air Photo UTME UTMN Error +/- Landowner Plot Length Plot Width Plot Shape Plot Directions Plot Photos Direction Elevation Slope Aspect Topographic Landform Com Type Cow System Hydro Salinity Leaf Pheno Leaf Type Physio Class Additional Comments Soil Soil Description Sand Gravel Cobble Stone Boulder Bedrock Litter Crypto Environmental Comments % Vegetation % Tree % Shrub % Ground 0 - 25 cm 25 - 50 cm 05 - 1 m 1 - 3 m 3 - 5 m 5 - 10 m 10 - 20 m 20 - 30 m > 30 m Date
WU-001 Ericameria nauseosa / Pleuraphis jamesii - (Hesperostipa comata) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 11-006 469170 3932339 4.7 NPS 26 26 Circle ~1 mile NE road to LCR Yes 90/184 1423 4 143 02 38 Upland       4 3 0 scattered juniperus monosperma 3 loam covered with cinders 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0   50 0 12 36 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/15/2000
WU-002 Poliomintha incana - (Pleuraphis jamesii) Shrubland Poliomintha incana Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 12-010 473334 3937339 16 NPS 26 26 Circle NE section of Wupatki, facing SE Le Chee point, on border of NPS land Yes 345/233 1326 27 45 03 37 Upland       5 3 3 Sand dune near Chinle sandstone in old riverbed 0 Old Riverene bed sand/gravel 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0   24 0 18 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/16/2000
WU-003 Poliomintha incana - (Pleuraphis jamesii) Shrubland Poliomintha incana Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 12-010 473440 3937245 5.4 NPS 50 10 Rectangle wash on west side of LCR Yes 167/345 1315 20 20 10 22 Wetland 2 5 3 5 3 3 wash bed drainage into LCR 0 Wash bed w/ sandstone and cobble beds 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 Pediocactus photo 473518E, 3937177N. Way point 173 35 0 22 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/16/2000
WU-004 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 12-010 473536 3937217 6.1 NPS 26 26 Circle West of LCR SE of plot WU-003 on upslope overlooking side wash that WU-003 was recorded in Yes 240/340 1337 45 230 3 28 Upland       5 4 7 cobble stones a top sand/ old river bed 0 sand dune covered with river cobbles 4 5 5 0 0 0 0 0   10 0 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/16/2000
WU-005 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 12-001 473646 3937155 7.7 NPS 26 26 Circle West of LCR, SW of inscription point Yes 75/312 1318 20 54 02 32 Upland       5 1 7 Badland, red sandy soil with blue shale 5 badland clay soil w/ riverine cobbles & blueshale 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 0   8 0 6 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/16/2000
WU-006 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 475415 3934707 5.5 NPS 26 26 Circle Park at pullout before fence & LCR follow old jeeptrail to fence intersect & benchmark proceed parallel to fence Yes 40/300 1311 6 84 07 36 Upland       1 3 7 At floor of slopes. Old river rocks abundant mix of cinders & red dirt or clay on plot. 4 red sandy clay/soil ;toped by bl.cind.river cobble 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 Near LCR 15 0 11 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/17/2000
WU-007 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 475246 3934775 5.7 NPS 26 26 Circle W. of LCR toe slope of mesa Yes 30/280 1321 5 120 7 26 Upland       1 1 7 Riverine stones on top of red clay/sandy soil 4 red clay/ sandy soil 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 0   8 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/17/2000
WU-008 Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 475103 3934791 4.3 NPS 26 26 Circle across from LCR on upper slope of mesa bottom Yes 252/356 1330 20 65 3 27 Upland       1 4 5 Ridge below mesa wash channels on either side 5 red sand/clayw/ river cobble 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0   16 0 3 13 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/17/2000
WU-008B Eriogonum corymbosum Cinder Sparse Vegetation Eriogonum corymbossum Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 474504 3934735 4.5 NPS 26 26 Circle W. of LCR in SE section of park Yes 90/10 1324 10 135 6 29 Upland       5 1 7 Saddle between two mesas 7 clay red soil/blue shale/riverstones 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 near mesa/badlands 8 0 7 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/17/2000
WU-009 Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Vegetation Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 13-006 475246 3935279 3.9 NPS 26 26 Circle Plot near Benchmark & corner of fencing SW of river crossing of Black Falls Yes 180/86 1312 5 80 7 23 Upland       1 4 5 old river valley w/ grasses near base of mesa, close to LCR 0 red clay/soil/sand/cinders atop/river gravel also 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0   35 0 7 25 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/17/2000
WU-010 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 13-006 475055 3935442 4.6 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle W. of LCR ~1/2 mile from bench mark on corner of SE. fence of park Boundary. Yes 190/80 1313 15 80 3 27 Upland       6 3 7 fan of mid-slope near LCR 4 BlkCinder sand soil w/red sandy soil/river cobbles 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 near NPS boundary 10 0 6 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/17/2000
WU-011 Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Vegetation Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 474897 3936258 6.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle Near Black Falls Crossing Yes 184/334 1310     2 20 Upland       1 7 3 Rock outcrop 5 cinder sand on top red clay/soil/lava rock outcrop 0 3 3 3 3 3 1 0   20 0 11 11 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/22/2000
WU-012 Tiquilia latior / Sporobolus airoides Dwarf-shrubland Tiquilia latior Dwarf-shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 474841 3936495 8.8 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle W. of LCR and N. of River Road Yes 138/54 1303 1 68 8 23 Upland       1 1 4   0 red sand covered w/blk cind./sm.river cobbles 2 6 3 1 0 0 1 0   22 0 16 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/22/2000
WU-013 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 12-007 473848 3936187 6.8 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle Near Black Falls Crossing, across from Tamarisk wash(dead man's wash) on opposite side of road. Yes 80/280 1315 7 348 7 23 Upland       1 7 3   7 clay soil 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0   12 0 7 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/22/2000
WU-014 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 12-007 473902 3936149 4.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle S. of river Road, South of Deadman's wash Yes 10 1314     02 33 Upland       1 3 3 Mesa-Badland with shale on red clay soil 7 Shale badlands mesa top 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0   6 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/22/2000
WU-015 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 12-007 473850 3936070 3.6 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle across of River Road up on nearby mesa, near tamarisk wash(Deadman Wash) No   1317 8 314 07 22 Upland       1 7 3   6   0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 drainage channel 10 0 7 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/22/2000
WU-016 Poliomintha incana - (Pleuraphis jamesii) Shrubland Poliomintha incana Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 12-010 472670 3933669 5.7 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle N. of Dead Man Wash on high badland hill Yes 39/310 1383 210 35 01 30 Upland       1 3 7 riverine stones on badland clay hill to the west grasslands to the east badlands. 2 riverene cobbles cover red sndy clay soil 0 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 on top of hill often seen riverene tops 40 0 12 30 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/23/2000
WU-017 Poliomintha incana - (Pleuraphis jamesii) Shrubland Poliomintha incana Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 12-010 472689 3936771 7.1 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle Overlooking LCR, N. of DeadMan Wash, E. of LCR Yes 138/40 1371 21 50 03 25 Upland       1 7 3   0 Sand covered w/ black cinders 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0   45 0 18 25 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/23/2000
WU-018 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 12-010 472912 3936786 5.4 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle N. of Dead Man's Wash Yes 70/330 1327 7 74 07 26 Upland       1 1 7 Red clay badlands w/ scattered shale erosion areas 5 red clay/ sandy soil w/ shale erosion crystals 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 on side slope of badlands clay hil 11 0 9 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/23/2000
WU-019 Atriplex canescens - Sporobolus airoides Shrubland Atriplex canescens Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 12-009 473538 3936744 6.7 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle across from Black Falls Crossing Road near Deadman's wash Yes 170/60 1308 5 60 06 22 Upland       1 7 3   7 red clay drainage area into Deadman's Wash 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1   20 0 10 11 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/23/2000
WU-020 Atriplex canescens - Sporobolus airoides Shrubland Atriplex canescens Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 12-009 473634 3936167 5.9 NPS 37 12.6 Rectangle On the S. bank of Dead man Wash Yes 35/133 1309 1 45 09 22 Wetland 2 5 3 1 7 3 On banks of Dead Man Wash 4 red clay covered w/ cinder sand w/ few river cobbl 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0   55 0 26 24 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5/23/2000
WU-021 Artemisia filifolia - Ephedra (torreyana, viridis) Shrubland Artemisia filifolia Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 473301 3933072 7.8 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle On the SE part of the park in Kana-a Wash, ~1/2 mile from river Road Yes 142/50 1336 2 50 10 22 Upland       1 2 3 wash beds of Kana-a typically have Artemisia filifolia 5 red clay sandy soil w/ black cinder sand 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 muhlenbergia porterii grows in shrubs 27 0 20 8 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5/24/2000
WU-022 Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Vegetation Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 473253 3933147 5.6 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle NW of Kana-a wash on rim of wash ~ 1.5 miles SE of Black Falls Crossing Road Yes 148/68 1344 9 140 05 32 Upland       1 2 3 small growth habit for all shrubs present 3 lava bedrock w/red sandysoil covered by blk.cinder 6 5 2 1 0 0 1 0   20 0 6 15 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24/2000
WU-023 Bouteloua eriopoda Coconino Plateau Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Bouteloua eriopoda Xeromorphic Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 473238 3933211 4.7 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle N. of Kana-a wash on Riverine hill top Yes 45/168 1340 25 330 01 28 Upland       1 3 7 badland-riverine stones on top of hill top 3 red clay w/ riverine cobbles 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0   16 0 10 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24/2000
WU-024 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 473146 3933212 6.2 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle ~1.5miles SE of Black Falls Road. N. of Kana-a wash Yes 270/14 1342 12 10 05 26 Upland       1 3 3   3 broken red sandstone semidrainage.some lava rock. 0 6 4 1 0 3 0 0   7 0 7 0.50 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24/2000
WU-025 Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Vegetation Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 473180 3933380 6.6 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle South of River Road, N. of Kana-a wash Yes 284 1339     08 38 Upland       7 4 5 common grassland area, in sandstone soil 2 red sandstone blk.cinders (gravel) 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0   46 0 20 26 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24/2000
WU-026 Atriplex obovata Badland Sparse Vegetation Painted Desert Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 13-005 473226 3933741 3.8 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle S. of river road, North of Kana-a Wash Yes 208/124 1335 5 20 08 32 Upland       1 1 7   3 deteriating sandsone terrace mesa 0 6 3 1 0 3 0 0   9 0 8 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/24/2000
WU-027 Ericameria nauseosa / Pleuraphis jamesii - (Hesperostipa comata) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 471443 3932401 6.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle On mesa overlooking Kana-a wash along black lava outcrops E. of Wukoki Parking lot hike ~1.5 mi. SE to top of mesa Yes 165/81 1408 45 355 02 33 Upland       1 7 4 northern extent of mesa, below marked pithouse, S. of exposed ledge containing multiple arch. Sites 0   4 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 Basaltic lava flow w/cinder ash 80 0 16 70 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5/31/2000
WU-028 Pleuraphis jamesii - Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 471352 3932481 5.9 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle On S.E slope above Kana-a wash from Wukoki Ruin ~ 1.5 miles NE Yes 191/109 1392 15 20 6 26 Upland       1 4 4 From WU-027 the grassy alluvial highland above Kana-a wash 0 cinder sand (see WU-027) 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 primarily basalt w/ interspersed sandstone cobbles 70 0 8 60 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/31/2000
WU-029 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 471454 3932431 7.8 NPS 25.6 25.6 Circle SE slope from Kana-a wash ~1.5 miles NE of Wukoki Ruin on mesa E of Kana-a wash Yes 282/189 1390 45 14 03 36 Upland       1 7 3 Cinder sand (same as for WU-027) Plot occurs on slight finger w/drainages on either side. Bedrock may be beneath providing soil stability 0 Cinder sand (same as 27-28) 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 0   40 0 27 13 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 5/31/2000
WU-030 Ericameria nauseosa / Pleuraphis jamesii - (Hesperostipa comata) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 471487 3932269 8.0 NPS 25.6 25.6 Circle On top of Mesa overlooking Kana-a wash SE of Wukoki Ruin ~1.5 miles Yes 69/330 1428     2 33 Upland       1 3 4   0 cinder ash soil (same as for WU 027-029 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   60 0 9 58 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/31/2000
WU-031 Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 471456 3932325 5.5 NPS 25.6 25.6 Circle On top mesa overlooking Kana-a wash same as WU-030 Yes 128/45 1418     02 33 Upland       7 4 5   0 cinder ash sand(same as for WU27-30) 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0   55 0 0.50 55 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5/31/2000
WU-032 Brickellia californica - Rhus trilobata Shrubland Brickellia californica Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 470513 3931631 8.0 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle From Wukoki walk ~.5 miles to SE into Kana-a wash Yes 96/65 1406     09 22 Wetland 2 4 3 4 7 3 cinder sand (this soil contains sand-sized cinders w/ sand that eroded from the red sandstone 0 cinder sand 3 0 3 3 6 0 0 0   25 0 24 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/1/2000
WU-033 Gutierrezia sarothrae / Sporobolus airoides - (Pleuraphis jamesii) Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 470765 3931801 4.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle From Wukoki walk ~`.75 miles into Kana-a wash & up on side slope ~SE of Wukoki Yes 31/305 1406 6 298 03 25 Upland       1 3 4 Cinder gravely sand- this soil is more gravely cinders. Sand is erosional from sandstone outcrops 0 Cinder sand 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0   30 0 22 8 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/1/2000
WU-034     Wupatki SE 11-005 471040 3931884 4.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle On mesa overlooking kana-a wash approx. .25 miles east of wash and 1 mile SE of Wukoki ruin which is visible from plot Yes 220/303 1421 2 303 02 33 Upland       1 7 5   0 uncompact desert pavement-cobbles,stones,&gravel 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 rocks highly varnished. Gravel ~.5cm deep w/silt 50 0 20 30 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/1/2000
WU-035 Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Vegetation Sporobolus airoides Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 471107 3932085 5.9 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle from wukoki ~.75mile east overlooking kana-a wash~250m from bottom of cyn on lava talus slope. Wukoki visible. Yes 314/207 1404 30 314 03 27 Upland       1 7 3   0 silty soil exposed minimally & light tan in color 1 2 3 3 5 0 0 0 plot on west slope of mesa mostly boulders, stone, 35 0.50 10 25 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/1/2000
WU-036 Artemisia filifolia - Ephedra (torreyana, viridis) Shrubland Artemisia filifolia Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 471006 3932098 7.2 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle In kana a wash near wukoki Yes 85/345 1361     10 22 Upland       5 0 0   0 mixed cinder and silty soil 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 In bottom of wash-red silty soil with cinder 26 0 19 6 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/1/2000
WU-037 Artemisia filifolia - Ephedra (torreyana, viridis) Shrubland Artemisia filifolia Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-008 470652 3934204 6.7 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle North of Black Falls crossing road in deadman's wash Yes 219/100 1344 3 20 10 22 Wetland 2 5 3 1 4 3 scattered junipers 3 sandstone sandy soil w/ layered rock 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 Near wash 45 0 34 15 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/5/2000
WU-038 Atriplex canescens - (Ephedra viridis) / (Muhlenbergia porteri) Sandstone Sparse Vegetation Sandstone Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 11-003 470705 3934431 5.4 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle In deadman's wash west of black Falls crossing road ~2miles Yes 58/342 1340     10 22 Wetland 2 4 3 3 7 4   6 red clay/sand stone soil wash w/ black cinder 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0   10 0 7 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/5/2000
WU-039 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 11-008 470767 3934047 6.6 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle On the north aspect of deadman's wash Yes 80/10 1362     02 33 Upland       1 1 7 sandstone bluff 2 red sandstone broken in small pieces w/ black cind 2 6 4 1 0 2 0 0   7 0 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/5/2000
WU-040 Atriplex obovata Badland Sparse Vegetation Painted Desert Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 11-008 470790 3933257 4.7 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle NW of Black Falls crossing road ~ 1.5 miles. SE of deadmans wash Yes 280/202 1368 9 25 07 21 Upland       1 7 4   5   0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0   9 0 2 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/5/2000
WU-041 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE   470807 3933018 3.8 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle N of Black Falls crossing rd. on hill tops Yes 254/178 1387 2 70 01 28 Upland       7 4 5   1 basalt, red black cinder stones on hilltops 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 0   17 0 10 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/5/2000
WU-042 Artemisia filifolia - Ephedra (torreyana, viridis) Shrubland Artemisia filifolia Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-004 469808 3930636 9 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle drive down service road between boundary fence and wukoki ruin area. Plot next to stella home. Yes 30/200 1438 7 204 02 28 Upland       1 3 3 near wash on cinder plateau 0 5" cinder cover over bedrock of red sandstone. 5 5 3 1 0 0 0 0   15 0 15 0.50 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/6/2000
WU-043 Artemisia filifolia - Ephedra (torreyana, viridis) Shrubland Artemisia filifolia Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-004 469899 3930602 5.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle south of stella's home, on cinders Yes 126/40 1427 4 38 08 39 Upland       1 2 3 on cinder plain with some sandstone rocks 0 cinder sand w/sandstone cobbles w/ loamy comporeul 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 scattered junipers, dead salsola kali 20 0 19 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/6/2000
WU-044 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 470150 3930582 6.4 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle in kana-a wash just SE of service road that leads to stella's hogon Yes 260/180 1409 7 70 10 22 Wetland 2 4 3 1 3 3 alliance of gutierizia/falugia/ mixed shrub on edge of rim of wash. Historic trash, sheep routing, wild tobacco ~ 30 plants. 2   6 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 lots of trash 16 0 16 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6/6/2000
WU-045 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 470225 3930480 5.2 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle on SE bank of kana-a wash in black cinder hills Yes 35/320 1412 8 10 11 23 Upland       1 3 7 possible sheep hearding in area. Also used Bertha, frame 61,62 2 cinder black hills w/ red sandstone cobbles 5 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 dead salsola kali 18 0 18 0.50 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6/6/2000
WU-046 Artemisia filifolia - Ephedra (torreyana, viridis) Shrubland Artemisia filifolia Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 11-005 470235 3930402 3.9 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle from kana wash, head SE out of wash to black cinder rim area ~ .75 miles from stella's ranch. Yes 315/30 1429 12 34 2 27 Upland       1 3 3 on rim overlooking basin that feeds into kana-a wash. Artemesia biglovii present on red rock shelf/rim nearby. Bertha, #60=315, #59=30. 0 black cinders covering red rocks, bedrock 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 1   15 0 15 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/6/2000
WU-047 Atriplex canescens - (Ephedra viridis) / (Muhlenbergia porteri) Sandstone Sparse Vegetation Sandstone Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 11-004 469621 3930173 4 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle on the north side ~ 100 meters from truck on road to stella's home Yes 108/52 1454 5 50 level cinder flat Upland       1 3 7 near roadside. Bertha, #58=108, #57=52 1 black cinders with red sandstone 5 5 4 1 0 0 2 0 near road 15 0 15 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/6/2000
WU-048 Atriplex canescens Desert Wash Shrubland Atriplex canescens Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-011 468907 3938047 5.2 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle S of cattle guard near park boundary of crack-in-rock ranch road, in side wash, off citadel wash Yes 58/335 1352 10 58 10 22 Wetland 2 5 3 1 3 3 in side wash of citadel wash near park boundary of crack-in-rock road 2 red sandstone wash w/black cinder gravel and sand. 4 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 in wash bed 23 0 23 1 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/7/2000
WU-049 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 10-011 468970 3937350 6.5 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle take road to crack-in-rock to .5 miles from cattle guard, on south wash area from road. Yes 240/344 1347 7 310 7 21 Upland       1 3 3 alluvial washy fan that feeds into very shallow flood area 4   4 3 3 2 0 1 1 0 dead salsola kali 14 0 12 5 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/7/2000
WU-050 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 10-011 468937 3937795 5.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle ~ .5 miles south to crack-in-rock road near cattle guard boundry of NPS Yes 98/15 1362 4 98 2 39 Upland       1 3 7 on top of red-rock sandstone mesa. Plateau near small side washes 1 sandstone layers with cinder sand on top 2 5 5 4 0 2 1 0 dead salsola kali 9 0 8 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/7/2000
WU-051 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-011 469032 3937611 6.1 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle on crack-in-rock road stop ~ .5 miles before cattle guard and park boundary. In 2nd wash area, S of rd. Yes 260/180 1361 9 30 10 22 Wetland 2 4 3 1 3 3   2 red sandstone mixed with black cinders 4 5 2 3 1 3 1 0   22 0 20 5 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6/7/2000
WU-052 Ephedra torreyana - (Atriplex canescens, confertifolia) Sparse Vegetation Ephedra torreyana Sparsely Vegetated Alliance Wupatki SE 10-011 468873 3937338 5.9 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle south of crack-in-rock rd. near NPS boundary and co bar ranch Yes 35/135 1366 5 45 01 33 Upland       1 3 3 on top of side wash, riverine cobble with basaltic lava rocks 2 basaltic and limestone. River cobble over sandstone clay. 2 5 5 3 1 0 1 0 dead salsola kali 6 0 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/7/2000
WU-053 Atriplex canescens Desert Wash Shrubland Atriplex canescens Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-011 468916 3937233 4.3 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle 2nd wash S of crack-in-rock rd. ~ .5 miles from cattle guard/NPS boundary. ~ 5 miles from corner fence near small ruin. Yes 330/250 1360 6 45 10 22 Wetland 2 4 3 1 3 7 old cow patties 2 wash-sandstone/clay, covered with cinders 2 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 dead salsola kali 14 0 13 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/7/2000
WU-054 Artemisia filifolia - Ephedra (torreyana, viridis) Shrubland Artemisia filifolia Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 9-005 466354 3930880 7.8 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle NE of visitor center of wupatki ~ 200 ft. Yes 150/50 1497 9 52 8 26 Upland       1 3 3   2 cinder gravel with mix of red sandstone 3 5 3 2 0 0 2 0   17 0 14 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6/12/2000
WU-055 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-010 466066 3935415 13 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle on crack-in-rock rd. directly S of doney fault, near sandstone ruins. Yes 240/145 1450 9 70 8 38 Upland       1 3 7 near old ruins 2 cinder sand/gravel w/sandstone cobbles and riverine cobbles, sandstone bedrock. 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 0   17 0 16 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 6/12/2000
WU-056 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-010 466094 3935323 5.4 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle crack-in-rock rd-drive 1 mile, park near wickiup log shelter, walk SE 300 paces. Yes 260/170 1448 14 180 3 36 Upland       1 3 7 scattered junipers near wash, plot in drainage above wash 1 cinder gravel w/sandstone cobbles interspersed 2 6 3 1 0 1 1 0   11 0 11 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 6/12/2000
WU-057 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-010 466107 3935248 7.9 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle in part of crack-in-rock road Yes 90/30 1442 10 90 9 22 Wetland 2 5 3 1 3 7 juniperus monosperma on outskirts of plot 2 cinder sand/gravel with sandstone gravel and cobbles. 3 5 3 1 0 0 2 0   19 0 17 6 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/12/2000
WU-058 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-010 466102 3935143 7.8 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle on west side of crack-in-rock road ~ 0.8 miles from beginning of crack-in-rock road. In wash channel. Yes 280/12 1447 15 12 3 22 Upland       1 3 7   0 cinder gravel slope w/ sparse intermix of redrock gravel white limestone 4 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 dead salsola kali 11 0 8 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/12/2000
WU-059 Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous Vegetation Pleuraphis jamesii Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 10-010 466183 3935019 6.6 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle south of crack-in-rock road near sandstone bluff Yes 5/250 1440 8 324 7 26 Upland       7 4 5 near crack-in-rock at edge of cinder/sandstone bluff, with scattered junipers overlapping grasses 2 cinder gravel w/ sandstone cobbles 2 5 3 1 0 0 1 0   50 0 7 45 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/12/2000
WU-060 Fallugia paradoxa - (Atriplex canescens - Ephedra torreyana) Cinder Shrubland Fallugia paradoxa Shrubland Alliance Wupatki SE 10-010 466233 3934906 6.9 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle crack-in-rock road ~ .8miles from wupatki main rd. plot is above wash (that rd drives through) on east side near set of ruins visible by road. Yes 55/330 1458 3 330 2 33 Upland       1 3 7 fallugia/rhus trilobata near plot under red rock shelf overhangs above wash 2 cinders w/interspersed redrock 2 6 5 2 0 0 1 0   15 0 14 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6/12/2000
WU-061 Bouteloua eriopoda Coconino Plateau Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Bouteloua eriopoda Xeromorphic Shrub Herbaceous Alliance Wupatki SE 9-008 465328 3934055 5.4 NPS 25.2 25.2 Circle ~.5miles from park service road, walking along crack-in-rock rd., 100 meters north of road Yes 200/90 1472 4 90 8 39 Upland       1 3 8 scattered junipers 1 cinder soil w/larger lava rocks, red and black 3 5 5 1 0 0 2 0   30 0 15 18 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0