SNNR0530
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code
SNNR0530
Author Observation Code
SNNR0530
Original Data Location
Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
Location Fields:
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exact location
Latitude
39.8447896429613
º
Longitude
-121.710579807672
º
Author Location
Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve
Location Narrative
Big Chico Creek ER, California State University Chico: This is an open stand of mixed woodland mostly dominated by black oak, but with many conifer seedlings. The understory is tall and dense in most of the stand, but with patchy openings. Quercus chrysolepis and Acer macrophyllum are peppered throughout the stand. The herb layer is patchy in the openings.
State or Province
California
Country
United States
Named Places
Layout Fields:
Shape
Plotless
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size
large
Elevation
298
m
Slope Aspect
330
º
Slope Gradient
10
º
Topographic Position
Midslope
Rock Type
pyroclastic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative
upland
Percent Rock / Gravel
6
%
Percent Litter
70
%
Percent Bare Soil
14
%
Percent Water
0
%
Percent Other
6
%
Name Other
BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date
11-Jul-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
12
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
4
%
Dominant Stratum
Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The stand boundary to the east grades into other vegetation and is indistinct.
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Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area
Stems:
Stem Diameters (graphically):
1
Aristolochia californica
Aristolochia californica Torr.
Aristolochia californica
California dutchman's pipe
Aristolochia californica
**
Aristolochia californica Torr.
Aristolochia californica
California dutchman's pipe
Aristolochia californica
**
low stratum
4
%
-none-
2
Torilis arvensis
Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link
Torilis arvensis
spreading hedgeparsley
Torilis arvensis
**
Torilis arvensis (Huds.) Link
Torilis arvensis
spreading hedgeparsley
Torilis arvensis
**
low stratum
2
%
-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
2
%
-none-
4
Sanicula crassicaulis
Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC.
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific blacksnakeroot
Sanicula crassicaulis
**
Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC.
Sanicula crassicaulis
Pacific blacksnakeroot
Sanicula crassicaulis
**
low stratum
1
%
-none-
5
Melica torreyana
Melica torreyana Scribn.
Melica torreyana
Torrey's melicgrass
Melica torreyana
**
Melica torreyana Scribn.
Melica torreyana
Torrey's melicgrass
Melica torreyana
**
low stratum
0.2
%
-none-
6
Pentagramma triangularis
Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber
Pentagramma triangularis
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
**
Pentagramma triangularis (Kaulfuss) Yatskievych, Windham & Wollenweber
Pentagramma triangularis
goldback fern
Pentagramma triangularis
**
low stratum
0.2
%
-none-
7
Rhamnus tomentella
Rhamnus tomentella Benth.
Rhamnus tomentella
Rhamnus tomentella
**
Rhamnus tomentella
**
Rhamnus tomentella Benth.
Rhamnus tomentella
Rhamnus tomentella
**
Rhamnus tomentella
**
medium stratum
14
%
-none-
8
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer
Heteromeles arbutifolia
toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
**
Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roemer
Heteromeles arbutifolia
toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
**
medium stratum
12
%
-none-
9
Ceanothus integerrimus
Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn.
Ceanothus integerrimus
deerbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus
**
Ceanothus integerrimus Hook. & Arn.
Ceanothus integerrimus
deerbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus
**
medium stratum
10
%
-none-
10
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-
11
Calocedrus decurrens
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Calocedrus decurrens
incense cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
**
Calocedrus decurrens (Torr.) Florin
Calocedrus decurrens
incense cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
**
medium stratum
1
%
-none-
12
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
0.2
%
-none-
13
Rhamnus rubra
Rhamnus rubra Greene
Rhamnus rubra
Rhamnus rubra
**
Rhamnus rubra
**
Rhamnus rubra Greene
Rhamnus rubra
Rhamnus rubra
**
Rhamnus rubra
**
medium stratum
0.2
%
-none-
14
Quercus kelloggii
Quercus kelloggii Newberry
Quercus kelloggii
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii
**
Quercus kelloggii Newberry
Quercus kelloggii
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii
**
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
5
%
-none-
16
Acer macrophyllum
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Acer macrophyllum
bigleaf maple
Acer macrophyllum
**
Acer macrophyllum Pursh
Acer macrophyllum
bigleaf maple
Acer macrophyllum
**
tall stratum
5
%
-none-
17
Pinus ponderosa
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Pinus ponderosa
ponderosa pine
Pinus ponderosa
**
Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson
Pinus ponderosa
ponderosa pine
Pinus ponderosa
**
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
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
30
%
hardwood
10
m
15
m
50
%
conifer
5
m
10
m
7
%
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