HWY88004
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	HWY88004
Author Observation Code	HWY88004
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	38.3253445839877 º
Longitude	-120.888623524076 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 arborescent Arctostaphylos manzanita, Heteromeles arbutifolia, and Arctostaphylos viscida. The species composition of this stand is distinct from the adjacent southwest-facing chamise stand (HWY88003) and is separated from it by a small band of oaks.
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	207 m
Slope Aspect	330 º
Slope Gradient	22 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	upland
Percent Rock / Gravel	3.2 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	24 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
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:
Shrub Height	3.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	70 %
Field Cover	8 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Impenetrable, cover values assigned from a distance. Could not walk in 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 Oxalis laxa Oxalis laxa Hook. & Arn. Oxalis laxa Oxalis laxa **   Oxalis laxa **   Oxalis laxa Hook. & Arn. Oxalis laxa Oxalis laxa **   Oxalis laxa **   low stratum 2 %         -none- 2 Sanicula crassicaulis Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC. Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific blacksnakeroot Sanicula crassicaulis **   Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC. Sanicula crassicaulis Pacific blacksnakeroot Sanicula crassicaulis **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 3 Claytonia parviflora Claytonia parviflora Dougl. ex Hook. Claytonia parviflora streambank springbeauty Claytonia parviflora **   Claytonia parviflora Dougl. ex Hook. Claytonia parviflora streambank springbeauty Claytonia parviflora **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 4 Cerastium glomeratum Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. Cerastium glomeratum sticky chickweed Cerastium glomeratum **   Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. Cerastium glomeratum sticky chickweed Cerastium glomeratum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 5 Pentagramma triangularis Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis **   Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber Pentagramma triangularis goldback fern Pentagramma triangularis **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 6 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum **   Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum chamise Adenostoma fasciculatum **   medium stratum 44 %         -none- 7 Arctostaphylos viscida Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   Arctostaphylos viscida Parry Arctostaphylos viscida sticky whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos viscida **   medium stratum 15 %         -none- 8 Arctostaphylos manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   medium stratum 10 %         -none- 9 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia **   Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia **   medium stratum 4 %         -none- 10 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 3 %         -none- 11 Marah fabaceus Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene Marah fabaceus California manroot Marah fabaceus **   Marah fabaceus (Naud.) Naud. ex Greene Marah fabaceus California manroot Marah fabaceus **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 12 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- 13 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- 14 Quercus wislizeni Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   Quercus wislizeni A. DC. Quercus wislizeni interior live oak Quercus wislizeni **   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     0 % hardwood 10 m 15 m 0.2 % conifer 10 m 15 m 1 %
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