COWRCH03
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	COWRCH03
Author Observation Code	COWRCH03
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	40.6058936833248 º
Longitude	-122.006845462896 º
Author Location	Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative	Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. This stand is located on and near the top of a volcanic ridge. The vegetation consists of sparse, small Quercus douglasii in a "savannah" with the understory dominated by native herbs (Lasthenia californica and Vulpia microstachys) in a large part of the stand and exotic herbs covering less of the area. Many sapling (small) Quercus douglasii in 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	large
Elevation	467 m
Slope Aspect	210 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Rock Type	pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	8 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	79 %
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	1.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	0.2 %
Field Cover	26 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Unusual species encountered: Polygonum bidwelliae

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 Lasthenia californica Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl. Lasthenia californica California goldfields Lasthenia californica **   Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl. Lasthenia californica California goldfields Lasthenia californica **   low stratum 12 %         -none- 2 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 3 Vulpia microstachys Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys small fescue Vulpia microstachys **   Vulpia microstachys (Nutt.) Munro Vulpia microstachys small fescue Vulpia microstachys **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 4 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 5 Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 6 Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 7 Parvisedum pumilum Parvisedum pumilum (Benth.) Clausen Parvisedum pumilum Parvisedum pumilum **   Parvisedum pumilum **   Parvisedum pumilum (Benth.) Clausen Parvisedum pumilum Parvisedum pumilum **   Parvisedum pumilum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Microseris acuminata Microseris acuminata Greene Microseris acuminata Sierra foothill silverpuffs Microseris acuminata **   Microseris acuminata Greene Microseris acuminata Sierra foothill silverpuffs Microseris acuminata **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 9 Dichelostemma multiflorum Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) Heller Dichelostemma multiflorum roundtooth snakelily Dichelostemma multiflorum **   Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) Heller Dichelostemma multiflorum roundtooth snakelily Dichelostemma multiflorum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 10 Helianthella californica Helianthella californica Gray Helianthella californica California helianthella Helianthella californica **   Helianthella californica Gray Helianthella californica California helianthella Helianthella californica **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 11 Layia fremontii Layia fremontii (Torr. & Gray) Gray Layia fremontii Fremont's tidytips Layia fremontii **   Layia fremontii (Torr. & Gray) Gray Layia fremontii Fremont's tidytips Layia fremontii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 12 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 13 Triteleia hyacinthina Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene Triteleia hyacinthina white brodiaea Triteleia hyacinthina **   Triteleia hyacinthina (Lindl.) Greene Triteleia hyacinthina white brodiaea Triteleia hyacinthina **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 14 Odontostomum hartwegii Odontostomum hartwegii Torr. Odontostomum hartwegii Hartweg's doll's-lily Odontostomum hartwegii **   Odontostomum hartwegii Torr. Odontostomum hartwegii Hartweg's doll's-lily Odontostomum hartwegii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 15 Hypericum perforatum Hypericum perforatum L. Hypericum perforatum common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum L. Hypericum perforatum common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 16 Trifolium depauperatum Trifolium depauperatum Desv. Trifolium depauperatum cowbag clover Trifolium depauperatum **   Trifolium depauperatum Desv. Trifolium depauperatum cowbag clover Trifolium depauperatum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 17 Navarretia tagetina Navarretia tagetina Greene Navarretia tagetina marigold pincushionplant Navarretia tagetina **   Navarretia tagetina Greene Navarretia tagetina marigold pincushionplant Navarretia tagetina **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 18 Polygonum bidwelliae Polygonum bidwelliae S. Wats. Polygonum bidwelliae Bidwell's knotweed Polygonum bidwelliae **   Polygonum bidwelliae S. Wats. Polygonum bidwelliae Bidwell's knotweed Polygonum bidwelliae **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 19 Allium amplectens Allium amplectens Torr. Allium amplectens narrowleaf onion Allium amplectens **   Allium amplectens Torr. Allium amplectens narrowleaf onion Allium amplectens **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 20 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata **   Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 21 Micropus californicus Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus q tips Micropus californicus **   Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus q tips Micropus californicus **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 22 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 23 Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus **   Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 24 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   tall stratum 9 %         -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     0 % hardwood 5 m 10 m 9 % conifer 15 m 20 m 0.2 %
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