CVPA0091
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	CVPA0091
Author Observation Code	CVPA0091
Original Data Location	California Native Plant Society Vegetation Program, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	36.7594731106623 º
Longitude	-120.886677429953 º
Author Location	Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area
Location Narrative	Swales of Lasthenia gracilis with annual Atriplex co-dominating and some non-native forbs. Obvious grazing throughout stand with cowpies throughout. Soils very alkaline with pockets of ground that are unvegetated. Vegetation is sparse but more or less uniform. Crassula is abundant but patchy .
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	100 m²
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Layout Narrative	20 m x 5 m
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	264 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Bottom
Surficial Deposits	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Rock Type	Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
Landscape Narrative	Wetland; vernal swales run N and S of point about 5-10 acres of swales
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	93 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Apr-2014 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Ciervo-Panoche Vegetation
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	100 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	0 %
Field Cover	13 %
Nonvascular Cover	5 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: Low, Lasthenia fremontii - Distichlis alliance

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 Atriplex A. vallicola? Atriplex L. Atriplex Atriplex A. vallicola? **   ATRIP Atriplex L. Atriplex Atriplex A. vallicola? **   ATRIP 5 %         -none- 2 Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene Lasthenia gracilis Lasthenia gracilis **   LAGR10 3 %         -none- 3 Forb, dicot Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   1 %         -none- 4 Hordeum murinum Hordeum murinum L. Hordeum murinum Hordeum murinum **   HOMU Hordeum murinum L. Hordeum murinum Hordeum murinum **   HOMU 1 %         -none- 5 Lepidium Lepidium L. Lepidium Lepidium **   LEPID Lepidium L. Lepidium Lepidium **   LEPID 0.5 %         -none- 6 Leontodon Leontodon L. Leontodon Leontodon **   LEONT Leontodon L. Leontodon Leontodon **   LEONT 0.5 %         -none- 7 Forb, dicot Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   Forb, dicot **   Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Forb, dicot **   0.5 %         -none- 8 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 0.2 %         -none- 9 Lasthenia Lasthenia Cass. Lasthenia Lasthenia **   LASTH Lasthenia Cass. Lasthenia Lasthenia **   LASTH 0.2 %         -none- 10 Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   DISP Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   DISP 0.2 %         -none- 11 Trifolium Trifolium L. Trifolium Trifolium **   TRIFO Trifolium L. Trifolium Trifolium **   TRIFO 0.2 %         -none- 12 Asteraceae Asteraceae **   Asteraceae Asteraceae **   Asteraceae **   Asteraceae **   Asteraceae Asteraceae **   Asteraceae **   0.2 %         -none- 13 Plagiobothrys Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Plagiobothrys Plagiobothrys **   PLAGI Plagiobothrys Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Plagiobothrys Plagiobothrys **   PLAGI 0.2 %         -none- 14 Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys **   VUMI 0.2 %         -none- 15 Allium Allium L. Allium Allium **   ALLIU Allium L. Allium Allium **   ALLIU 0.2 %         -none- 16 Erodium Erodium L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium Erodium **   ERODI Erodium L'Hér. ex Aiton Erodium Erodium **   ERODI 0.2 %         -none- 17 Crassula Crassula L. Crassula Crassula **   CRASS Crassula L. Crassula Crassula **   CRASS 0.2 %         -none- 18 Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   Cryptogammic crust Cryptogammic crust **   5 %         -none- 19 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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