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WILDCA16
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? WILDCA16
Author Observation Code ? WILDCA16
Original Data Location ? Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 40.4210699711642 º
Longitude ? -121.957786173297 º
Author Location ? Wildcat Ranch, TNC
Location Narrative ? This stand is located along a vernal swale on a volcanic plateau. The center of the stand is a shallow, bare, rock channel which is sparsely vegetated with species such as Eryngium castrense where there is a small amount of water still flowing. The herbaceous vegetation is dominated by Trifolium variegatum and Leontodon and extends for 0.5-3 m on each side of the drainage.
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 ? 369 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Min Slope Gradient ? 1 º
Max Slope Gradient ? 5 º
Topographic Position ? Interfluve
Rock Type ? pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? wetland
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 28 %
Percent Litter ? 5 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 57 %
Percent Water ? 8 %
Percent Other ? 2 %
Name Other ? BasalStemArea
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 07-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: 
Field Height ? 0.25 m
Shrub Cover ? 0 %
Field Cover ? 42 %
Dominant Stratum ? Herb
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
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 Trifolium variegatum Trifolium variegatum Nutt. Trifolium variegatum whitetip clover Trifolium variegatum **   Trifolium variegatum Nutt. Trifolium variegatum whitetip clover Trifolium variegatum **   low stratum
15 %
        -none-
2 Leontodon taraxacoides Leontodon taraxacoides (Vill.) Mérat Leontodon taraxacoides lesser hawkbit Leontodon taraxacoides **   Leontodon taraxacoides (Vill.) Mérat Leontodon taraxacoides lesser hawkbit Leontodon taraxacoides **   low stratum
15 %
        -none-
3 Eleocharis acicularis Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis **   Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis **   low stratum
8 %
        -none-
4 Eryngium castrense Eryngium castrense Jepson Eryngium castrense Great Valley eryngo Eryngium castrense **   Eryngium castrense Jepson Eryngium castrense Great Valley eryngo Eryngium castrense **   low stratum
2 %
        -none-
5 Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum Lam. Lolium multiflorum Lolium multiflorum **   Lolium multiflorum **   low stratum
1 %
        -none-
6 Eleocharis macrostachya Eleocharis macrostachya Britt. Eleocharis macrostachya Eleocharis macrostachya **   Eleocharis macrostachya **   Eleocharis macrostachya Britt. Eleocharis macrostachya Eleocharis macrostachya **   Eleocharis macrostachya **   low stratum
1 %
        -none-
7 Epilobium pallidum Epilobium pallidum (Eastw.) Hoch & Raven Epilobium pallidum largeflower spike-primrose Epilobium pallidum **   Epilobium pallidum (Eastw.) Hoch & Raven Epilobium pallidum largeflower spike-primrose Epilobium pallidum **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
8 Deschampsia danthonioides Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   Deschampsia danthonioides (Trin.) Munro Deschampsia danthonioides annual hairgrass Deschampsia danthonioides **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
9 Lythrum hyssopifolia Lythrum hyssopifolia L. Lythrum hyssopifolia hyssop loosestrife Lythrum hyssopifolia **   Lythrum hyssopifolia L. Lythrum hyssopifolia hyssop loosestrife Lythrum hyssopifolia **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
10 Medicago polymorpha Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha burclover Medicago polymorpha **   Medicago polymorpha L. Medicago polymorpha burclover Medicago polymorpha **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
11 Hemizonia fitchii Hemizonia fitchii Gray Hemizonia fitchii Fitch's tarweed Hemizonia fitchii **   Hemizonia fitchii Gray Hemizonia fitchii Fitch's tarweed Hemizonia fitchii **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
12 Heterocodon rariflorum Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. Heterocodon rariflorum rareflower heterocodon Heterocodon rariflorum **   Heterocodon rariflorum Nutt. Heterocodon rariflorum rareflower heterocodon Heterocodon rariflorum **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
13 Juncus bufonius Juncus bufonius L. Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus bufonius **   Juncus bufonius L. Juncus bufonius toad rush Juncus bufonius **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
14 Micropus californicus Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus q tips Micropus californicus **   Micropus californicus Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Micropus californicus q tips Micropus californicus **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
15 Ranunculus aquatilis Ranunculus aquatilis L. Ranunculus aquatilis whitewater crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis **   Ranunculus aquatilis L. Ranunculus aquatilis whitewater crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
16 Mimulus guttatus Mimulus guttatus DC. Mimulus guttatus seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus **   Mimulus guttatus DC. Mimulus guttatus seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
17 Centaurium venustum Centaurium venustum (Gray) B.L. Robins. Centaurium venustum charming centaury Centaurium venustum **   Centaurium venustum (Gray) B.L. Robins. Centaurium venustum charming centaury Centaurium venustum **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
18 Briza minor Briza minor L. Briza minor little quakinggrass Briza minor **   Briza minor L. Briza minor little quakinggrass Briza minor **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
19 Hordeum marinum Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   Hordeum marinum Huds. Hordeum marinum seaside barley Hordeum marinum **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
20 Navarretia intertexta Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook. Navarretia intertexta needleleaf navarretia Navarretia intertexta **   Navarretia intertexta (Benth.) Hook. Navarretia intertexta needleleaf navarretia Navarretia intertexta **   low stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
21 Quercus douglasii Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn. Quercus douglasii blue oak Quercus douglasii **   tall stratum
0.2 %
        -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
tall stratum      
low stratum      
tall shrub or understory tree     0 %
hardwood 5 m 10 m 0.2 %
conifer     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Jensen, Nick Plot contributor
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Trifolium variegatum – Lolium perenne – Leontodon taraxacoides Association       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 Low Grazing
Natural, general Medium Competition from exotics


User Defined Values
Alternate Sample ID SNNR1320