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We conducted this study in a salt desert shrub community in northwest Utah, USA. In spring 2017, we placed 28 cameras in fenced and unfenced plots seeded with bottlebrush squirreltail and collected hourly images of the seedlings\u2019 development for the initial four months post-seeding. The seedling attributes were recorded in-field and compared with camera images to determine accuracy and reliability. We found that the optimal period for capturing imagery occurred near the sun\u2019s zenith when shadows were minimized. We were able to detect both the timing of the plant emergence, plant height, density, growth rate, and seedling death. The average seedling height and density were underestimated by 14% and 30% between the camera and field estimates, respectively. We recognize that it could be beneficial to adjust for the effect of the date. The reduced seedling density improved the measurement accuracy through a lower visual obscurity. 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