HWY88003
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	HWY88003
Author Observation Code	HWY88003
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	38.3271062106737 º
Longitude	-120.889373130101 º
Author Location	Port Ranch, Amador County
Location Narrative	Port Ranch is near the intersection of Hwy. 88 and 104. Chamise-dominated stand with scattered emergent grey pine and Arctostaphylos. There are essentially no herbs in the understory, it is very sparse. The parent material is perhaps slate or shale, and the soil is white-ish with scattered quartz rocks.
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	223 m
Slope Aspect	220 º
Slope Gradient	18 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	21 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	17 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	2 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	01-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	0.2 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Difficult to navigate 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 Senecio vulgaris Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris old-man-in-the-Spring Senecio vulgaris **   Senecio vulgaris L. Senecio vulgaris old-man-in-the-Spring Senecio vulgaris **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 2 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 0.2 %         -none- 3 Filago gallica Filago gallica L. Filago gallica Filago gallica **   Filago gallica **   Filago gallica L. Filago gallica Filago gallica **   Filago gallica **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 4 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 5 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum **   Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum **   medium stratum 40 %         -none- 6 Arctostaphylos viscida Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   medium stratum 11 %         -none- 7 Arctostaphylos manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   Mimulus aurantiacus **   Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis Mimulus aurantiacus Mimulus aurantiacus **   Mimulus aurantiacus **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 9 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 0.2 %         -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 2 m 5 m 48 % hardwood     0 % conifer 10 m 15 m 0.2 %
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