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COWRCH32
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? COWRCH32
Author Observation Code ? COWRCH32
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 ? 40.5796761154703 º
Longitude ? -122.050489451052 º
Author Location ? Cow Creek Ranch, Shasta County
Location Narrative ? Cow Creek Ranch is a Shasta Land Trust easement property. A fairly typical dense Quercus wislizeni woodland on steep north-northwest-facing slopes. The canopy in interrupted by occasional Quercus douglasii and Pinus sabiniana. The Quercus wislizeni are shrubbier along the eastern edge where the stand transitions into the adjacent shrub stand. The shrub understory is heterogeneous shifting between all the species listed.
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 ? 390 m
Slope Aspect ? 320 º
Slope Gradient ? 30 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Rock Type ? pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? upland
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 25 %
Percent Litter ? 65 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 8 %
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 ? 3.5 m
Field Height ? 0.25 m
Shrub Cover ? 55 %
Field Cover ? 6 %
Dominant Stratum ? Tree
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Much of the stand is on the neighbor's property.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Moss Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   Moss **   Bryophyta Mosses Moss **   low stratum
17 %
        -none-
2 Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus **   Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake var. laevigatus (Fern.) Blake Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus **   low stratum
8 %
        -none-
3 Berberis aquifolium Berberis aquifolium Pursh Berberis aquifolium Berberis aquifolium **   Berberis aquifolium **   Berberis aquifolium Pursh Berberis aquifolium Berberis aquifolium **   Berberis aquifolium **   low stratum
3 %
        -none-
4 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
1 %
        -none-
5 Torilis arvensis Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis **   Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis **   low stratum
1 %
        -none-
6 Cynosurus echinatus Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   low stratum
1 %
        -none-
7 Bromus laevipes Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   Bromus laevipes Shear Bromus laevipes Chinook brome Bromus laevipes **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
8 Helianthella californica Helianthella californica Gray Helianthella californica California helianthella Helianthella californica **   Helianthella californica Gray Helianthella californica California helianthella Helianthella californica **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
9 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
10 %
        -none-
10 Arctostaphylos manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos manzanita whiteleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita **   medium stratum
8 %
        -none-
11 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   Cercocarpus betuloides **   Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   Cercocarpus betuloides **   medium stratum
5 %
        -none-
12 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
5 %
        -none-
13 Ptelea crenulata Ptelea crenulata Greene Ptelea crenulata California hoptree Ptelea crenulata **   Ptelea crenulata Greene Ptelea crenulata California hoptree Ptelea crenulata **   medium stratum
5 %
        -none-
14 Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia **   Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg Rhamnus ilicifolia hollyleaf redberry Rhamnus ilicifolia **   medium stratum
5 %
        -none-
15 Rhamnus rubra Rhamnus rubra Greene Rhamnus rubra Rhamnus rubra **   Rhamnus rubra **   Rhamnus rubra Greene Rhamnus rubra Rhamnus rubra **   Rhamnus rubra **   medium stratum
3 %
        -none-
16 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
40 %
        -none-
17 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   tall stratum
5 %
        -none-
18 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
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 45 %
conifer 15 m 20 m 2 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Bibbo, Mark Plot contributor
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus wislizeni - Quercus douglasii - Pinus sabiniana Woodland       no
Klein, Anne


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
A         Clay Loam               Moderately fine clay loam


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Grazing, domestic stock Medium Grazing
Natural, general Low Competition from exotics


User Defined Values
Alternate Sample ID SNNR0835