COWRCH14
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	COWRCH14
Author Observation Code	COWRCH14
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.5819973169157 º
Longitude	-122.022051452383 º
Author Location	Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative	Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. A dense canyon live oak forest on the steep south-facing slopes of Wagoner Canyon. The stand contains some emergent conifers. The location where the GPS point was taken is particularly rocky with a high moss cover on the rocks. The shrub layer is somewhat heterogeneous but with much poison oak.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	extensive
Elevation	375 m
Slope Aspect	190 º
Slope Gradient	27 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Rock Type	pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	70 %
Percent Litter	22 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-May-2006
Project	Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CNPS/CDFW RA v. 2005
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height	1.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	28 %
Field Cover	4 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
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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 stratum 50 %         -none- 2 Aristolochia californica Aristolochia californica Torr. Aristolochia californica California dutchman's pipe Aristolochia californica **   Aristolochia californica Torr. Aristolochia californica California dutchman's pipe Aristolochia californica **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 3 Cynosurus echinatus Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 4 Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis **   Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 5 Bromus laevipes Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 6 Festuca occidentalis Festuca occidentalis Hook. Festuca occidentalis western fescue Festuca occidentalis **   Festuca occidentalis Hook. Festuca occidentalis western fescue Festuca occidentalis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 7 Bromus sterilis Bromus sterilis L. Bromus sterilis poverty brome Bromus sterilis **   Bromus sterilis L. Bromus sterilis poverty brome Bromus sterilis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Galium bolanderi Galium bolanderi Gray Galium bolanderi Bolander's bedstraw Galium bolanderi **   Galium bolanderi Gray Galium bolanderi Bolander's bedstraw Galium bolanderi **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 9 Melica californica Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica **   Melica californica Scribn. Melica californica California melicgrass Melica californica **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 10 Toxicodendron diversilobum Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum **   Toxicodendron diversilobum (Torr. & Gray) Greene Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poison oak Toxicodendron diversilobum **   medium stratum 25 %         -none- 11 Ceanothus integerrimus Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus **   Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus **   medium stratum 2 %         -none- 12 Vitis californica Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 13 Aesculus californica Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 14 Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray var. vacillans (Benth.) Gray Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans pink honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans **   Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray var. vacillans (Benth.) Gray Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans pink honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 15 Quercus chrysolepis Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   tall stratum 45 %         -none- 16 Quercus kelloggii Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   tall stratum 4 %         -none- 17 Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa **   tall stratum 3 %         -none- 18 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   tall stratum 2 %         -none- 19 Calocedrus decurrens Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   tall stratum 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tall stratum       medium stratum       low stratum       tall shrub or understory tree 5 m 10 m 2 % hardwood 15 m 20 m 47 % conifer 20 m 35 m 4 %
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