COWRCH02
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	COWRCH02
Author Observation Code	COWRCH02
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	40.5948179458163 º
Longitude	-122.011618417246 º
Author Location	Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative	Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. A large dense shrub stand dominated primarily by shrubby Quercus wislizeni and manzanita with a diversity of other shrubs and scattered emergent black oaks and grey pines. The stand appears to be a post fire stand (maybe 5-10 years ago) and might be moving back towards a black oak stand. There are many black oak saplings throughout the stand.
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	455 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Rock Type	pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	5.2 %
Percent Litter	80 %
Percent Bare Soil	12 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-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	3.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	40 %
Field Cover	7 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Stand boundaries are indistinct. Large stand, didn't navigate entire stand.

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 Vulpia bromoides Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray Vulpia bromoides brome fescue Vulpia bromoides **   Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray Vulpia bromoides brome fescue Vulpia bromoides **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 2 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 3 Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Sibthorp Trifolium dubium suckling clover Trifolium dubium **   Trifolium dubium Sibthorp Trifolium dubium suckling clover Trifolium dubium **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 4 Sanicula bipinnatifida Sanicula bipinnatifida Dougl. ex Hook. Sanicula bipinnatifida purple sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida **   Sanicula bipinnatifida Dougl. ex Hook. Sanicula bipinnatifida purple sanicle Sanicula bipinnatifida **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 5 Calochortus monophyllus Calochortus monophyllus (Lindl.) Lem. Calochortus monophyllus yellow star-tulip Calochortus monophyllus **   Calochortus monophyllus (Lindl.) Lem. Calochortus monophyllus yellow star-tulip Calochortus monophyllus **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 6 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 45 %         -none- 7 Arctostaphylos manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   medium stratum 30 %         -none- 8 Ceanothus lemmonii Ceanothus lemmonii Parry Ceanothus lemmonii Lemmon's ceanothus Ceanothus lemmonii **   Ceanothus lemmonii Parry Ceanothus lemmonii Lemmon's ceanothus Ceanothus lemmonii **   medium stratum 10 %         -none- 9 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 4 %         -none- 10 Eriodictyon californicum Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. Eriodictyon californicum California yerba santa Eriodictyon californicum **   Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. Eriodictyon californicum California yerba santa Eriodictyon californicum **   medium stratum 3 %         -none- 11 Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus **   Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 12 Arctostaphylos viscida Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 13 Quercus garryana var. breweri Quercus garryana Dougl. ex Hook. var. breweri (Engelm.) Jepson Quercus garryana var. breweri Oregon white oak Quercus garryana var. breweri **   Quercus garryana Dougl. ex Hook. var. breweri (Engelm.) Jepson Quercus garryana var. breweri Oregon white oak Quercus garryana var. breweri **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 14 Quercus kelloggii Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 15 Fremontodendron californicum Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville Fremontodendron californicum California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum **   Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville Fremontodendron californicum California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 16 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- 17 Rhamnus tomentella Rhamnus tomentella Benth. Rhamnus tomentella Rhamnus tomentella **   Rhamnus tomentella **   Rhamnus tomentella Benth. Rhamnus tomentella Rhamnus tomentella **   Rhamnus tomentella **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 18 Quercus kelloggii Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   tall stratum 5 %         -none- 19 Pinus sabiniana Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana **   Pinus sabiniana Dougl. ex Dougl. Pinus sabiniana California foothill pine Pinus sabiniana **   tall stratum 4 %         -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 45 % hardwood 10 m 15 m 5 % conifer 10 m 15 m 4 %
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