WRIV0496
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WRIV0496
Author Observation Code	WRIV0496
Original Data Location	California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.936124242933 º
Longitude	-117.119253051024 º
Author Location	The Badlands
Location Narrative	Lowslope with dense stand of Atriplex canescens-Artemisia californica. Fairly small area, but distinctly unique type. Should be pulled out of larger polygon.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	small
Elevation	550 m
Slope Aspect	114 º
Slope Gradient	12 º
Topographic Position	Lower 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Granitic (generic)
Rock Type	Granitic (generic)
Landscape Narrative	Upland; other vegetation in polygon: Encelia farinosa-Artemisia californica/annual herb
Percent Rock / Gravel	11 %
Percent Litter	29 %
Percent Bare Soil	60 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Mar-2003 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Western Riverside County 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:
Field Height	0.75 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	58 %
Field Cover	25 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: RECA.023, Atriplex canescens-Artemisia californica/Encelia farinosa vegetation; Vegetation type confidence: High, Unable to assess polygon at this time. See nearby recon point.

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 canescens Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens Atriplex canescens **   ATCA2 Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Atriplex canescens Atriplex canescens **   ATCA2 Medium 35 %         -none- 2 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 15 %         -none- 3 Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss. Hirschfeldia incana Hirschfeldia incana **   HIIN3 Medium 15 %         -none- 4 Brassica tournefortii Brassica tournefortii Gouan Brassica tournefortii Brassica tournefortii **   BRTO Brassica tournefortii Gouan Brassica tournefortii Brassica tournefortii **   BRTO Medium 7 %         -none- 5 Encelia farinosa Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr. Encelia farinosa Encelia farinosa **   ENFA Encelia farinosa A. Gray ex Torr. Encelia farinosa Encelia farinosa **   ENFA Medium 5 %         -none- 6 Salsola tragus Salsola tragus L. Salsola tragus Salsola tragus **   SATR12 Salsola tragus L. Salsola tragus Salsola tragus **   SATR12 Medium 1 %         -none- 7 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Medium 0.2 %         -none- 8 Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA Schismus barbatus (Loefl. ex L.) Thell. Schismus barbatus Schismus barbatus **   SCBA Low 5 %         -none- 9 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Medium 0.5 m 5 m   conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub       Low Tree-Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m
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