COWRCH04
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	COWRCH04
Author Observation Code	COWRCH04
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	40.5931552116754 º
Longitude	-122.017350876173 º
Author Location	Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative	Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. Stand consists of open Quercus douglasii over annual herbs growing in a small gap between dense, shrubby Quercus wislizeni. The entire area appears to have experienced a fire in the recent past. Many regenerating Quercus douglasii of varying sizes in the stand with a few mature individuals.
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	small
Elevation	444 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Rock Type	pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	2 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	85 %
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	0.75 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	0.2 %
Field Cover	35 %
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 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   low stratum 15 %         -none- 2 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   low stratum 6 %         -none- 3 Trifolium dubium Trifolium dubium Sibthorp Trifolium dubium suckling clover Trifolium dubium **   Trifolium dubium Sibthorp Trifolium dubium suckling clover Trifolium dubium **   low stratum 5 %         -none- 4 Aira caryophyllea Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea **   Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea **   low stratum 4 %         -none- 5 Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   low stratum 3 %         -none- 6 Vulpia myuros Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros **   Vulpia myuros (L.) K.C. Gmel. Vulpia myuros rat-tail fescue Vulpia myuros **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 7 Taeniatherum caput-medusae Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski Taeniatherum caput-medusae medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae **   Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski Taeniatherum caput-medusae medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 8 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 9 Microseris acuminata Microseris acuminata Greene Microseris acuminata Sierra foothill silverpuffs Microseris acuminata **   Microseris acuminata Greene Microseris acuminata Sierra foothill silverpuffs Microseris acuminata **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 10 Triteleia lilacinum Triteleia lilacinum Greene Triteleia lilacinum foothill triteleia Triteleia lilacinum **   Triteleia lilacinum Greene Triteleia lilacinum foothill triteleia Triteleia lilacinum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 11 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- 12 Castilleja attenuata Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja attenuata attenuate Indian paintbrush Castilleja attenuata **   Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja attenuata attenuate Indian paintbrush Castilleja attenuata **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 13 Castilleja campestris Castilleja campestris (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja campestris vernal pool Indian paintbrush Castilleja campestris **   Castilleja campestris (Benth.) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja campestris vernal pool Indian paintbrush Castilleja campestris **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 14 Hemizonia fitchii Hemizonia fitchii Gray Hemizonia fitchii Fitch's tarweed Hemizonia fitchii **   Hemizonia fitchii Gray Hemizonia fitchii Fitch's tarweed Hemizonia fitchii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 15 Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 16 Trifolium hirtum Trifolium hirtum All. Trifolium hirtum rose clover Trifolium hirtum **   Trifolium hirtum All. Trifolium hirtum rose clover Trifolium hirtum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 17 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- 18 Briza minor Briza minor L. Briza minor little quakinggrass Briza minor **   Briza minor L. Briza minor little quakinggrass Briza minor **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 19 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 20 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 **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 21 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   tall stratum 6 %         -none- 22 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 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     0 % hardwood 10 m 15 m 6 % conifer 15 m 20 m 1 %
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