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PINN.102
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? PINN.102
Author Observation Code ? PINN.102
Original Data Location ? Pinnacles National Park, 5000 Highway 146, Paicines, CA
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 36.4999525973045 º
Longitude ? -121.201400029784 º
Author Location ? Pinnacles Natl. Monument
Location Narrative ? Plot located east of plot #102. Site located 10 m up from Old Pinn / Balconies Cave Trail. Site 20 m north of East Balconies Caves entrance gate. Plot is on rock wall opposite plot 101 and about 10 m up vertical. Photos are looking into the plot from releve #101 which is ~10 m east of #102. 7154 is the south edge of the plot and 7156 is the north edge. Does moss count as living stems? Litter is "dead". Sedum spathulifolium / rock plot. Plot is convex and rounds around Northeast-facing rock.
State or Province ? California
Country ? United States
Named Places
region|state|province: California
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? circle
Area ? 100
Placement Method ? Representative
Permanence ? not permanent
Layout Narrative ? circle, 5.6 m radius
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 410 m
Slope Aspect ? 86 º
Slope Gradient ? 35 º
Topographic Position ? Middle 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Surficial Deposits ? Breccia (volcanic)
Rock Type ? Breccia (volcanic)
Landscape Narrative ? Upland
Percent Bedrock ? 47 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 50 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 2 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 1 %
Name Other ? Living Stems
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 29-Mar-2004 ± exact
Date Accuracy ? exact
Project ? Pinnacles National Monument
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
Method Narrative ? The value for slope was changed from 70 to 35 degrees (as if recorded in percent slope)
Taxon Observation Area ? 100
Cover Dispersion ? Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Stem Observation Area ? 100
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Nonvascular Cover ? 45 %
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
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 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Low
45 %
        -none-
2 Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium **   SESP Sedum spathulifolium Hook. Sedum spathulifolium Sedum spathulifolium **   SESP Low
35 %
        -none-
3 Melica torreyana Melica torreyana Scribn. Melica torreyana Melica torreyana **   METO Melica torreyana Scribn. Melica torreyana Melica torreyana **   METO Low
0.5 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Low 0 m 0.5 m 70 %
Medium 0.5 m 4 m 0 %
Cover 0 m 0.25 m 35 %
Tall 4 m    
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Observation Contributors:
No Observation Contributors found.
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jan-2006
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Sedum spathulifolium Sparse Rock Vegetation Alliance     Kittel et al. 2012 no
Kittel, Gwen


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