COWRCH30
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	COWRCH30
Author Observation Code	COWRCH30
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	40.5778249018836 º
Longitude	-122.047762715161 º
Author Location	Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative	Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. Stand consists of dense to fairly open shrubs with exotic herbs in the gaps where shrubs are sparse. The stand occurs on a ridgetop and an upper slope and is dominated by Quercus wislizeni. Dead standing shrubs indicate a recent fire. Stand may be an early successional or more xeric version of COWRCH 24.
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	414 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Min Slope Gradient	5 º
Max Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Rock Type	pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	3.2 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	59 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-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	33 %
Field Cover	15 %
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 7 %         -none- 2 Hypochaeris glabra Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   Hypochaeris glabra L. Hypochaeris glabra smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra **   low stratum 6 %         -none- 3 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- 4 Ceanothus lemmonii Ceanothus lemmonii Parry Ceanothus lemmonii Lemmon's ceanothus Ceanothus lemmonii **   Ceanothus lemmonii Parry Ceanothus lemmonii Lemmon's ceanothus Ceanothus lemmonii **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 5 Centaurea solstitialis Centaurea solstitialis L. Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis **   Centaurea solstitialis L. Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 6 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 0.2 %         -none- 7 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- 8 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 **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 9 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- 10 Erodium botrys Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. Erodium botrys longbeak stork's bill Erodium botrys **   Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol. Erodium botrys longbeak stork's bill Erodium botrys **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 11 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- 12 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- 13 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 15 %         -none- 14 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- 15 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 8 %         -none- 16 Fremontodendron californicum Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville Fremontodendron californicum California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum **   Fremontodendron californicum (Torr.) Coville Fremontodendron californicum California flannelbush Fremontodendron californicum **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 17 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- 18 Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex Gray var. orbiculata (Greene) Tidestrom Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata **   Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata **   Cercis occidentalis Torr. ex Gray var. orbiculata (Greene) Tidestrom Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata **   Cercis occidentalis var. orbiculata **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 19 Calystegia occidentalis Calystegia occidentalis (Gray) Brummitt Calystegia occidentalis chaparral false bindweed Calystegia occidentalis **   Calystegia occidentalis (Gray) Brummitt Calystegia occidentalis chaparral false bindweed Calystegia occidentalis **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -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 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 0.2 %         -none- 22 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover medium stratum       low stratum       tall shrub or understory tree     0 % hardwood     0 % conifer     0 %
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