WRIV0573
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WRIV0573
Author Observation Code	WRIV0573
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	33.9197876427211 º
Longitude	-117.040861346495 º
Author Location	Laborde Canyon
Location Narrative	Very steep N-facing slope with mixed chaparral. First time we have seen this much Artemisia californica in this area and first encounter with RHIL.
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	large
Elevation	686 m
Slope Aspect	1 º
Slope Gradient	42 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Upper 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Rock Type	Sedimentary (type unknown)
Landscape Narrative	Upland; other vegetation in polygon: Heteromeles arbutifolia-Rhus ovata/Salvia mellifera
Percent Rock / Gravel	15 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Percent Bare Soil	65 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Apr-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	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	32 %
Field Cover	43 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: LABO.009/3804, Heteromeles arbutifolia-Rhamnus ilicifolia/Artemisia californica vegetation; Vegetation type confidence: Medium, Very mixed stand, difficult to determine dominance.

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 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Medium 14 %         -none- 2 Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia **   RHIL Medium 5 %         -none- 3 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Medium 5 %         -none- 4 Brassica tournefortii Brassica tournefortii Gouan Brassica tournefortii Brassica tournefortii **   BRTO Brassica tournefortii Gouan Brassica tournefortii Brassica tournefortii **   BRTO Medium 4 %         -none- 5 Rhus ovata Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Rhus ovata S. Watson Rhus ovata Rhus ovata **   RHOV Medium 3 %         -none- 6 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Medium 2 %         -none- 7 Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Medium 2 %         -none- 8 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Medium 1 %         -none- 9 Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Malacothamnus fasciculatus (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) Greene Malacothamnus fasciculatus Malacothamnus fasciculatus **   MAFA Medium 0.2 %         -none- 10 Yucca schidigera Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Yucca schidigera Yucca schidigera **   YUSC2 Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies Yucca schidigera Yucca schidigera **   YUSC2 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 11 Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Yucca whipplei Torr. Yucca whipplei Yucca whipplei **   YUWH Medium 0.2 %         -none- 12 Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia (Benth.) Greene Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia **   EUCH Low 15 %         -none- 13 Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Bromus madritensis L. Bromus madritensis Bromus madritensis **   BRMA3 Low 12 %         -none- 14 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 Low 7 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 1 m 2 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m
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