WILDCA05
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WILDCA05
Author Observation Code	WILDCA05
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	40.4160429007451 º
Longitude	-121.938957954891 º
Author Location	Battle Creek
Location Narrative	Private land near Wildcat Ranch and Pelton Property: A stand of riparian canyon live oak and bay on a small sandy terrace, just off of Battle Creek. The understory is open with a continuous cover of sedge and horsetails. There is a single line of alders right along the stream that is included in this stand assessment. The stand as considered in this assessment is small (<1 acre) and is defined by the Carex - Equisetum herb understory.
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	375 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Surficial Deposits	Alluvial Deposits: Floodplain
Rock Type	mixed
Landscape Narrative	wetland
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Litter	83 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
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:
Shrub Height	0.75 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	13 %
Field Cover	26 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
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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 Carex barbarae Carex barbarae Dewey Carex barbarae Santa Barbara sedge Carex barbarae **   Carex barbarae Dewey Carex barbarae Santa Barbara sedge Carex barbarae **   low stratum 17 %         -none- 2 Rubus discolor Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor **   Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees Rubus discolor Himalayan blackberry Rubus discolor **   low stratum 10 %         -none- 3 Equisetum laevigatum Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun Equisetum laevigatum smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum **   Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun Equisetum laevigatum smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum **   low stratum 5 %         -none- 4 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 **   low stratum 4 %         -none- 5 Artemisia douglasiana Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' sagewort Artemisia douglasiana **   Artemisia douglasiana Bess. Artemisia douglasiana Douglas' sagewort Artemisia douglasiana **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 6 Berberis aquifolium Berberis aquifolium Pursh Berberis aquifolium Berberis aquifolium **   Berberis aquifolium **   Berberis aquifolium Pursh Berberis aquifolium Berberis aquifolium **   Berberis aquifolium **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 7 Cynosurus echinatus Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   Cynosurus echinatus L. Cynosurus echinatus bristly dogstail grass Cynosurus echinatus **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 8 Cynoglossum grande Cynoglossum grande Dougl. ex Lehm. Cynoglossum grande Pacific hound's tongue Cynoglossum grande **   Cynoglossum grande Dougl. ex Lehm. Cynoglossum grande Pacific hound's tongue Cynoglossum grande **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 9 Triteleia laxa Triteleia laxa Benth. Triteleia laxa Ithuriel's spear Triteleia laxa **   Triteleia laxa Benth. Triteleia laxa Ithuriel's spear Triteleia laxa **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 10 Elymus glaucus Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus **   Elymus glaucus Buckl. Elymus glaucus blue wildrye Elymus glaucus **   low stratum 0.2 %         -none- 11 Salix lasiolepis Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis **   Salix lasiolepis Benth. Salix lasiolepis arroyo willow Salix lasiolepis **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 12 Calocedrus decurrens Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin Calocedrus decurrens incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 13 Ceanothus integerrimus Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus **   Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn. Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush Ceanothus integerrimus **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 14 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 35 %         -none- 15 Quercus chrysolepis Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   Quercus chrysolepis Liebm. Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak Quercus chrysolepis **   tall stratum 30 %         -none- 16 Alnus rhombifolia Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. Alnus rhombifolia white alder Alnus rhombifolia **   Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. Alnus rhombifolia white alder Alnus rhombifolia **   tall stratum 8 %         -none- 17 Vitis californica Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   tall stratum 3 %         -none- 18 Quercus ×moreha Quercus ×moreha Kellogg (pro sp.) Quercus ×moreha oracle oak Quercus ×moreha **   Quercus ×moreha Kellogg (pro sp.) Quercus ×moreha oracle oak Quercus ×moreha **   tall stratum 0.2 %         -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 5 m 10 m 43 % hardwood 15 m 20 m 30 % conifer     0 %
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