BLMAMA17
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:2466-{221339E8-16AF-490E-8607-40F23791BD07} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	BLMAMA17
Author Observation Code	BLMAMA17
Original Data Location	Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.4605121198383 º
Longitude	-120.712776280748 º
Author Location	BLM parcel, Amador County
Location Narrative	Lush and mature canyon live oak and incense cedar forest on a steep northwest-facing slope above a small perennial creek. The understory is dense with poison oak, snowberry, ferns and grasses. Some of the larger oaks are close to 1 m in diameter.
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	large
Elevation	518 m
Slope Aspect	326 º
Slope Gradient	32 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	1.2 %
Percent Litter	94 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-Jun-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	10 %
Field Cover	5 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Not possible to walk in much of stand due to extreme poison oak cover.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Osmorhiza chilensis Osmorhiza chilensis Hook. & Arn. Osmorhiza chilensis Osmorhiza chilensis **   Osmorhiza chilensis **   Osmorhiza chilensis Hook. & Arn. Osmorhiza chilensis Osmorhiza chilensis **   Osmorhiza chilensis **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 2 Scutellaria tuberosa Scutellaria tuberosa Benth. Scutellaria tuberosa Danny's skullcap Scutellaria tuberosa **   Scutellaria tuberosa Benth. Scutellaria tuberosa Danny's skullcap Scutellaria tuberosa **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 3 Bromus laevipes Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 4 Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis **   Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 5 Poa howellii Poa howellii Vasey & Scribn. Poa howellii Howell's bluegrass Poa howellii **   Poa howellii Vasey & Scribn. Poa howellii Howell's bluegrass Poa howellii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 6 Euphorbia crenulata Euphorbia crenulata Engelm. Euphorbia crenulata Chinese caps Euphorbia crenulata **   Euphorbia crenulata Engelm. Euphorbia crenulata Chinese caps Euphorbia crenulata **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 7 Luzula comosa Luzula comosa E. Mey. Luzula comosa Pacific woodrush Luzula comosa **   Luzula comosa E. Mey. Luzula comosa Pacific woodrush Luzula comosa **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Iris hartwegii Iris hartwegii Baker Iris hartwegii rainbow iris Iris hartwegii **   Iris hartwegii Baker Iris hartwegii rainbow iris Iris hartwegii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 9 Calocedrus decurrens Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 10 Delphinium gracilentum Delphinium gracilentum Greene Delphinium gracilentum pine forest larkspur Delphinium gracilentum **   Delphinium gracilentum Greene Delphinium gracilentum pine forest larkspur Delphinium gracilentum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 11 Poa secunda Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda **   Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 12 Cynoglossum grande Cynoglossum grande Dougl. ex Lehm. Cynoglossum grande Pacific hound's tongue Cynoglossum grande **   Cynoglossum grande Dougl. ex Lehm. Cynoglossum grande Pacific hound's tongue Cynoglossum grande **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 13 Ceanothus integerrimus Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus **   Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 14 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 20 %         -none- 15 Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus **   Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus **   medium stratum 10 %         -none- 16 Cornus sericea Cornus sericea L. Cornus sericea redosier dogwood Cornus sericea **   Cornus sericea L. Cornus sericea redosier dogwood Cornus sericea **   medium stratum 7 %         -none- 17 Acer macrophyllum Acer macrophyllum Pursh Acer macrophyllum bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum **   Acer macrophyllum Pursh Acer macrophyllum bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum **   medium stratum 5 %         -none- 18 Dryopteris arguta Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta **   Dryopteris arguta (Kaulfuss) Watt Dryopteris arguta coastal woodfern Dryopteris arguta **   medium 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 **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 20 Quercus wislizeni Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 21 Quercus chrysolepis Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   tall stratum 35 %         -none- 22 Calocedrus decurrens Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   tall stratum 15 %         -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tall stratum       medium stratum       low stratum       tall shrub or understory tree 2 m 5 m 30 % hardwood 20 m 35 m 35 % conifer 20 m 35 m 15 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.