CVPA0068
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0068
Author Observation Code	CVPA0068
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.6184001350471 º
Longitude	-120.794736779171 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Stand is dry with sparse vegetation, few shrubs and herbs. Stand looks similar to surrounding hills showing intermixed Atriplex polycarpa and Eriogonum fasciculatum with sparse Gutierrezia californica subdominant. Very rocky and steep with undulating hills. Cover is higher in rock outcrops. Stand runs down slope.
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	533 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Slope Gradient	26 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	3 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	20 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	75 %
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	0.75 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	7 %
Field Cover	8 %
Nonvascular Cover	3 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Low, Doesn't key well

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 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 5 %         -none- 2 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- 3 Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI Lepidium nitidum Nutt. Lepidium nitidum Lepidium nitidum **   LENI 0.5 %         -none- 4 Mentzelia Mentzelia L. Mentzelia Mentzelia **   MENTZ Mentzelia L. Mentzelia Mentzelia **   MENTZ 0.5 %         -none- 5 Pectocarya Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Pectocarya Pectocarya **   PECTO 0.2 %         -none- 6 Forb, dicot Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   0.2 %         -none- 7 Lotus Lotus L. Lotus Lotus **   LOTUS Lotus L. Lotus Lotus **   LOTUS 0.2 %         -none- 8 Salvia columbariae Salvia columbariae Benth. Salvia columbariae Salvia columbariae **   SACO6 Salvia columbariae Benth. Salvia columbariae Salvia columbariae **   SACO6 0.2 %         -none- 9 Forb, dicot Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   0.2 %         -none- 10 Amsinckia Amsinckia Lehm. Amsinckia Amsinckia **   AMSIN Amsinckia Lehm. Amsinckia Amsinckia **   AMSIN 0.2 %         -none- 11 Dichelostemma Dichelostemma Kunth Dichelostemma Dichelostemma **   DICHE2 Dichelostemma Kunth Dichelostemma Dichelostemma **   DICHE2 0.2 %         -none- 12 Madia Madia Molina Madia Madia **   MADIA Madia Molina Madia Madia **   MADIA 0.2 %         -none- 13 Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO Atriplex polycarpa (Torr.) S. Watson Atriplex polycarpa Atriplex polycarpa **   ATPO 3 %         -none- 14 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 3 %         -none- 15 Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & A. Gray Gutierrezia californica Gutierrezia californica **   GUCA 1 %         -none-
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