PLTPRE08
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	PLTPRE08
Author Observation Code	PLTPRE08
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	38.8594609414752 º
Longitude	-121.068328945094 º
Author Location	Placer Land Trust, Bettencourt Preserve
Location Narrative	Bettencourt Conservation Easement and adjacent State Recreation Area land: Riparian vegetation along a small steep creek draining into the American River. The overstory is dominated by black oak and alder and the understory is completely choked with Rubus discolor. The creek was flowing strongly at the time of the survey, but the water smelled bad!
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	small
Elevation	198 m
Slope Aspect	88 º
Slope Gradient	8 º
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	wetland
Percent Rock / Gravel	4 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	31 %
Percent Water	5 %
Percent Other	10 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Jun-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	75 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Hypericum perforatum Hypericum perforatum L. Hypericum perforatum common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum **   Hypericum perforatum L. Hypericum perforatum common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 2 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 3 Rubus discolor Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor **   Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor **   medium stratum 75 %         -none- 4 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia **   Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer Heteromeles arbutifolia toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia **   medium stratum 7 %         -none- 5 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   medium stratum 3 %         -none- 6 Aesculus californica Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica **   Aesculus californica (Spach) Nutt. Aesculus californica California buckeye Aesculus californica **   medium stratum 1 %         -none- 7 Cornus sericea Cornus sericea L. Cornus sericea redosier dogwood Cornus sericea **   Cornus sericea L. Cornus sericea redosier dogwood Cornus sericea **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Quercus kelloggii Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   Quercus kelloggii Newberry Quercus kelloggii California black oak Quercus kelloggii **   tall stratum 25 %         -none- 9 Alnus rhombifolia Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. Alnus rhombifolia white alder Alnus rhombifolia **   Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. Alnus rhombifolia white alder Alnus rhombifolia **   tall stratum 5 %         -none- 10 Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   Umbellularia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. Umbellularia californica California laurel Umbellularia californica **   tall stratum 1 %         -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 11 % hardwood 10 m 15 m 30 % conifer     0 %
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