CVPA0067
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0067
Author Observation Code	CVPA0067
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.6167398696719 º
Longitude	-120.796584176644 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Very rocky stand on fairly steep hillslope. Guttierezia californica is small and denser in NE part of stand. Stand undulates across top to upper hillslope. Ephedra californica is dispersed throughout @ low cover. A lot of lichen on rocks. Road runs through very top portion of stand. Gutierrezia californica decadence about 1%.
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	481 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	23 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0.2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	35 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	61 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-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	0.25 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	6 %
Field Cover	12 %
Nonvascular Cover	5 %
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 Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA 5 %         -none- 2 Ephedra californica Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 Ephedra californica S. Watson Ephedra californica Ephedra californica **   EPCA2 1 %         -none- 3 Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO 0.2 %         -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 7 %         -none- 5 Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA 2 %         -none- 6 Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI 1 %         -none- 7 Bromus rubens Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 Bromus rubens L. Bromus rubens Bromus rubens **   BRRU2 1 %         -none- 8 Pectocarya Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO 0.5 %         -none- 9 Sisymbrium orientale Sisymbrium orientale L. Sisymbrium orientale Sisymbrium orientale **   SIOR4 Sisymbrium orientale L. Sisymbrium orientale Sisymbrium orientale **   SIOR4 0.2 %         -none- 10 Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 Dichelostemma capitatum (Benth.) Alph. Wood Dichelostemma capitatum Dichelostemma capitatum **   DICA14 0.2 %         -none- 11 Lotus wrangelianus Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Lotus wrangelianus Lotus wrangelianus **   LOWR2 Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Lotus wrangelianus Lotus wrangelianus **   LOWR2 0.2 %         -none- 12 Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR Pterostegia drymarioides Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Pterostegia drymarioides Pterostegia drymarioides **   PTDR 0.2 %         -none- 13 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata Avena barbata **   AVBA 0.2 %         -none- 14 Astragalus didymocarpus Astragalus didymocarpus Hook. & Arn. Astragalus didymocarpus Astragalus didymocarpus **   ASDI3 Astragalus didymocarpus Hook. & Arn. Astragalus didymocarpus Astragalus didymocarpus **   ASDI3 0.2 %         -none- 15 Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis **   MILA6 Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran Mirabilis laevis Mirabilis laevis **   MILA6 0.2 %         -none- 16 Cryptantha Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT Cryptantha Lehm. ex G. Don Cryptantha Cryptantha **   CRYPT 0.2 %         -none-
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