COWRCH11
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	COWRCH11
Author Observation Code	COWRCH11
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	40.6174913178598 º
Longitude	-122.039207982475 º
Author Location	Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative	Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. This stand consists of herbaceous vegetation growing in a flat, vernally wet area on a volcanic plateau. Stand is dominated by native herbs. This type of vegetation repeats in similar, seasonally wet areas (especially swales) on this plateau.
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	367 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Rock Type	pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	29 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
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:
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	0 %
Field Cover	22 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Very late phenology makes cover estimation difficult.

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 7 %         -none- 2 Brodiaea minor Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S. Wats. Brodiaea minor vernalpool brodiaea Brodiaea minor **   Brodiaea minor (Benth.) S. Wats. Brodiaea minor vernalpool brodiaea Brodiaea minor **   low stratum 3 %         -none- 3 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- 4 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 5 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- 6 Bromus hordeaceus Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   Bromus hordeaceus L. Bromus hordeaceus soft brome Bromus hordeaceus **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 7 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- 8 Allium amplectens Allium amplectens Torr. Allium amplectens narrowleaf onion Allium amplectens **   Allium amplectens Torr. Allium amplectens narrowleaf onion Allium amplectens **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 9 Trifolium depauperatum Trifolium depauperatum Desv. Trifolium depauperatum cowbag clover Trifolium depauperatum **   Trifolium depauperatum Desv. Trifolium depauperatum cowbag clover Trifolium depauperatum **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 10 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- 11 Gastridium ventricosum Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung Gastridium ventricosum Gastridium ventricosum **   Gastridium ventricosum **   Gastridium ventricosum auct. non (Gouan) Schinz & Thellung Gastridium ventricosum Gastridium ventricosum **   Gastridium ventricosum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 12 Minuartia douglasii Minuartia douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & Gray) Mattf. Minuartia douglasii Douglas' stitchwort Minuartia douglasii **   Minuartia douglasii (Fenzl ex Torr. & Gray) Mattf. Minuartia douglasii Douglas' stitchwort Minuartia douglasii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 13 Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 14 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 15 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- 16 Deschampsia danthonioides Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 17 Chlorogalum angustifolium Chlorogalum angustifolium Kellogg Chlorogalum angustifolium narrowleaf soap plant Chlorogalum angustifolium **   Chlorogalum angustifolium Kellogg Chlorogalum angustifolium narrowleaf soap plant Chlorogalum angustifolium **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 18 Juncus bufonius Juncus bufonius L. Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus bufonius **   Juncus bufonius L. Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus bufonius **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 19 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- 20 Agrostis elliottiana Agrostis elliottiana J.A. Schultes Agrostis elliottiana Elliott's bentgrass Agrostis elliottiana **   Agrostis elliottiana J.A. Schultes Agrostis elliottiana Elliott's bentgrass Agrostis elliottiana **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 21 Aira caryophyllea Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea **   Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover low stratum       tall shrub or understory tree     0 % hardwood     0 % conifer     0 %
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