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SNNR0278
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SNNR0278
Author Observation Code ? SNNR0278
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 ? 40.1391065665638 º
Longitude ? -121.924719707444 º
Author Location ? Dye Creek Preserve, TNC
Location Narrative ? This small Ceanothus cuneatus stand on a SW facing slope is representative of other stands like it nearby. There are scattered mature/decadent Ceanothus with grassland between the shrubs. Other chaparral shrubs and blue oaks occur at the stand edges. The stand is located above a tributary to Dye Creek north of Speagle Ridge Road.
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 ? 472 m
Slope Aspect ? 220 º
Slope Gradient ? 12 º
Topographic Position ? Midslope
Rock Type ? pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? upland
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 11 %
Percent Litter ? 70 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 14 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 5 %
Name Other ? BasalStemArea
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 07-Jun-2005
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 ? 17 %
Field Cover ? 34 %
Dominant Stratum ? Shrub
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? The stand intergrades with blue oak woodland.
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 Avena barbata Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata **   Avena barbata Pott ex Link Avena barbata slender oat Avena barbata **   low stratum
7 %
        -none-
2 Centaurea solstitialis Centaurea solstitialis L. Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis **   Centaurea solstitialis L. Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle Centaurea solstitialis **   low stratum
4 %
        -none-
3 Cynosurus echinatus Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   low stratum
4 %
        -none-
4 Navarretia pubescens Navarretia pubescens (Benth.) Hook. & Arn. Navarretia pubescens downy pincushionplant Navarretia pubescens **   Navarretia pubescens (Benth.) Hook. & Arn. Navarretia pubescens downy pincushionplant Navarretia pubescens **   low stratum
3 %
        -none-
5 Aira caryophyllea Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea **   Aira caryophyllea L. Aira caryophyllea silver hairgrass Aira caryophyllea **   low stratum
2 %
        -none-
6 Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes var. grandiflorum (Gray) Jepson Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum common woolly sunflower Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum **   Eriophyllum lanatum (Pursh) Forbes var. grandiflorum (Gray) Jepson Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum common woolly sunflower Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum **   low stratum
2 %
        -none-
7 Petrorhagia dubia Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G. López & Romo Petrorhagia dubia hairypink Petrorhagia dubia **   Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G. López & Romo Petrorhagia dubia hairypink Petrorhagia dubia **   low stratum
1 %
        -none-
8 Castilleja attenuata Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja attenuata attenuate Indian paintbrush Castilleja attenuata **   Castilleja attenuata (Gray) Chuang & Heckard Castilleja attenuata attenuate Indian paintbrush Castilleja attenuata **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
9 Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray var. vacillans (Benth.) Gray Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans pink honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans **   Lonicera hispidula (Lindl.) Dougl. ex Torr. & Gray var. vacillans (Benth.) Gray Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans pink honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
10 Clarkia purpurea Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea **   Clarkia purpurea (W. Curtis) A. Nels. & J.F. Macbr. Clarkia purpurea winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
11 Dichelostemma multiflorum Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) Heller Dichelostemma multiflorum roundtooth snakelily Dichelostemma multiflorum **   Dichelostemma multiflorum (Benth.) Heller Dichelostemma multiflorum roundtooth snakelily Dichelostemma multiflorum **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
12 Melica Melica L. Melica melicgrass Melica **   Melica L. Melica melicgrass Melica **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
13 Plantago erecta Plantago erecta Morris Plantago erecta dotseed plantain Plantago erecta **   Plantago erecta Morris Plantago erecta dotseed plantain Plantago erecta **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
14 Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum Delphinium variegatum Torr. & Gray ssp. variegatum Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum royal larkspur Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum **   Delphinium variegatum Torr. & Gray ssp. variegatum Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum royal larkspur Delphinium variegatum ssp. variegatum **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
15 Ceanothus cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus **   Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. Ceanothus cuneatus buckbrush Ceanothus cuneatus **   medium stratum
16 %
        -none-
16 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
1 %
        -none-
17 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   Cercocarpus betuloides **   Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   Cercocarpus betuloides **   medium stratum
1 %
        -none-
18 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   tall stratum
3 %
        -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 5 m 10 m 3 %
conifer     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Cousins, Stella Plot contributor
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Ceanothus cuneatus Shrubland       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         Silty Clay Loam               Moderately fine silty clay loam


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Natural, general High Competition from exotics


User Defined Values
Alternate Sample ID SNNR0278