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
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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 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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