CVPA0052
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0052
Author Observation Code	CVPA0052
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.7098527952912 º
Longitude	-120.821028462899 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Stand is on a slope that is more or less NW but ends in a small drainage. It is a fairly even mix of Artemisia californica, Ephedra californica, Ericameria linearifolia and Eriogonum fasciculatum. Herbaceous layer has large pockets of Poa secunda intermixing with patches of forbs.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	544 m
Slope Aspect	264 º
Slope Gradient	28 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Rock Type	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	7.2 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	90 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Mar-2014 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Ciervo-Panoche Vegetation
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height	1.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	25 %
Field Cover	15 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: High

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 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 0.2 %         -none- 2 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   0.2 %         -none- 3 Poa secunda Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Poa secunda **   POSE 8 %         -none- 4 Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium cicutarium Erodium cicutarium **   ERCI6 3 %         -none- 5 Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia **   PHTA Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. Phacelia tanacetifolia Phacelia tanacetifolia **   PHTA 2 %         -none- 6 Monolopia lanceolata Monolopia lanceolata Nutt. Monolopia lanceolata Monolopia lanceolata **   MOLA3 Monolopia lanceolata Nutt. Monolopia lanceolata Monolopia lanceolata **   MOLA3 1 %         -none- 7 Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 Amsinckia tessellata A. Gray Amsinckia tessellata Amsinckia tessellata **   AMTE3 1 %         -none- 8 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 9 %         -none- 9 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 6 %         -none- 10 Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow Ericameria linearifolia Ericameria linearifolia **   ERLI6 6 %         -none- 11 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Seedling & Sapling Trees     0 %
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